Healing of the Twins' Colic through Priesthood Administration
Published October 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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A sick woman's twin infants were suffering from severe colic. Dorothy Duewell, recognizing the danger from poor care and improper dosing by others, sent for the elders. After the brethren administered to the infant, it grew quiet and fell peacefully asleep.
In Their Own Words
“I think we would better send for the elders, she said. As no one objected, a little girl was auickly dispatched, and soon returned with the brethren. They had not taken their hands from the head of the little sufferer, until it grew quiet, and went peacefully to sleep. This was a testimony to Dorothy. — The Young Woman's Journal 9:4”
Sources & References
The Young Woman's Journal, vol. 9 no. 4 (April 1898). L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University digital collections. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/YWJ/id/24264 (account extracted verbatim from the collection's page-level OCR; research confidence: high)
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