Healing of Sister Holmes by Patriarch William J. Smith

“When we reached the house and entered the room where the sick woman lay, she extended her hand and said that the Lord had sent me to make her whole. After the Bishop had anointed her with consecrated oil, we laid our hands upon her head, and under the influence of the Spirit, told her that she should be healed by the power of God. As our hands were withdrawn, I was told by the Spirit to request her to be careful in rising—not to do so too suddenly. But I failed to obey the whisperings of the Spirit, from which cause I felt very uneasy during the night. The next morning I inquired how she was, and was informed that she arose from her bed and stood on her feet, when a sensation like needles pricking her passed through her entire system. The result was considerable pain and weakness. I felt condemned for my disobedience to the voice of the Spirit, but humbly asked the Lord to forgive me, which I subsequently felt He did. I then visited Sister Holmes again and when administering to her for the third time, I was led to give her a patriarchal blessing. She was thus healed entirely and able to go to Ogden every week and attend to business. She lived several years thereafter, enjoying good health, and died a faithful Latter-day Saint.”

— William J. Smith, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star