Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission

Healing of a young man from consumption

Published October 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM

1870s · 1875
Canterbury

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Millennial Star Research

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A lad who had been in the Church for several years was taken dangerously ill in the final stages of consumption. Physicians stated one lung was consumed and the other was wasting away, and that he was beyond recovery. After the Elders administered to him and constant prayers were offered, he recovered.

Fuller account of this event (as retold in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 37, No. 16 (April 19, 1875), p. 251):

A lad, who had been in the Church for several years, was taken dangerously ill in the last stage of consumption. Physicians stated that one lung was consumed and the other was rapidly wasting away, and that he was beyond recovery. The faithful mother, however, yielded not to despair; the boy was administered to by the Elders, and constant prayers were offered in his behalf. He recovered, and with gratitude he signifies to-day the power of the Priesthood and the efficacy of faith.

In Their Own Words

“A lad several years in the Church, taken dangerously ill, in the last stage of consumption, pronounced by physicians beyond recovery, who said one lung was consumed and the other rapidly wasting away—the faithful mother yielded not; the boy was administered to; united and constant prayer was offered for him. With gratitude he signifies to day the power of the Priesthood and the efficacy of faith. — Millennial Star 37:16”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 19 April 1875 (Vol. 37, No. 16). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1875-04-19_37_16 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Fuller account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 37, No. 16 (April 19, 1875), p. 251 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1875-04-19_37_16

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