Healing of W. C. from severe cold
Published October 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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Millennial Star Research
W. C. contracted a severe cold while assisting brethren leaving New York for Liverpool in wet and cold weather. He was confined to his room for two days but experienced a healing that improved his health to a state better than he had enjoyed for years.
In Their Own Words
“I caught a severe cold the day I arrived here, it being very wet and cold, and was running about considerably assisting the brethren who sailed for Liverpool. For two days after I kept my room, but am happy to say that I am now better. My health was very poor while at home, but since I got free from the cold, my health is much improved, and to-day I feel better than I have done for years, for this great blessing I feel truly thankful to my heavenly Father.”
— W. C., letter to the editor, Millennial Star
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 21 June 1875 (Vol. 37, No. 25). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1875-06-21_37_25 (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. 37, No. 25 (21 June 1875), p. 398 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1875-06-21_37_25
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