Healing of a young woman possessed by an evil spirit in Southampton
Published October 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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A young woman who had been troubled for some time by an evil spirit that seemed determined to destroy her body was baptized for her health. Following her baptism, Elders laid their hands upon her head and rebuked the spirit in the name of Jesus. She was immediately delivered from the spirit and restored to her usual health.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 26, No. 39, 24 September 1864, p. 621):
A young woman in Southampton, who had been troubled for some time by an evil spirit, that seemed determined to destroy her body, was baptized for her health. Following her baptism, Elders laid their hands upon her head, and rebuked the spirit in the name of Jesus. She was immediately delivered from the spirit, and restored to her usual health.
In Their Own Words
“On Monday, the 11th ult., we baptized a young woman for her health, who had been troubled for some time with an evil spirit, which seemed determined to destroy her body. After baptism, we laid our hands upon her head, and in the name of Jesus we rebuked the evil spirit, and it left her, and she now enjoys her usual health. — Millennial Star 26:39”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 24 September 1864 (Vol. 26, No. 39). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1864-09-24_26_39 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 26, No. 39, 24 September 1864, p. 621 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1864-09-24_26_39
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