Healing of an unnamed member of the Sunderland Branch
Published October 5, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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Millennial Star Research
An unnamed brother in the Sunderland Branch, who had been sick for some time, was visited by Elders who, acting in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, commanded him to rise and walk. The man was immediately healed and was seen in the street in good health shortly after. The account was witnessed by the Elders and others present.
In Their Own Words
“Another case of healing occurred in the Sunderland Branch, at 39, Chilton Street, Sunderland, on May 12th. A brother, who had been sick for some time, and felt himself unable to move, was visited by the Elders who had been called upon him. They commanded him in the name of Jesus of Nazareth to rise up, and walk. He did so immediately, and was soon after seen in the street, well. The above was witnessed by the undersigned. G. W. Spilsbury, John Wiser, J. H. White, and Wm. Davidson.”
— G. W. Spilsbury, John Wiser, J. H. White, and Wm. Davidson, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 13 June 1881 (Vol. 43, No. 24). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1881-06-13_43_24 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Full first-person account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 43, No. 24 (13 June 1881), p. 381 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1881-06-13_43_24
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