Healing of the wife of R. W. Heyborne
Published October 5, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Millennial Star Research
R. W. Heyborne returned home from his mission to find his wife and youngest child suffering from severe illness, which had persisted since April 1873. He records that a 'quite a change is apparent for the better' following his return.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 36, No. 48, 1 December 1874, p. 764):
I arrived home on the 23rd of September, and found my wife and youngest child suffering from severe illness, which had been their condition since April 1873. I am happy to say that since my return, quite a change is apparent for the better.
In Their Own Words
“On my arrival home I found my wife and youngest child very much cast down with sickness, the former having been in a very delieate state of health ever since my departure in April, 1873, but thanks be to the dispencer of every good gift, I am able to say quite a change is apparent for the better, which I trust will continue.— Millennial Star 36:48”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 1 December 1874 (Vol. 36, No. 48). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1874-12-01_36_48 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 36, No. 48, 1 December 1874, p. 764 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1874-12-01_36_48
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