John Fell's Broken Blood-Vessel Stops Bleeding the Instant Elder Mitchell Anoints and Lays Hands on Him at Sheffield (1849)
Published October 4, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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Millennial Star Research
John Fell, a non-member suffering from a broken blood-vessel, was treated by an unnamed doctor who could not stop the bleeding. Elder Mitchell anointed and laid hands on him, and the bleeding ceased immediately.
In Their Own Words
“May 4, 1849.—Was sent for to anoint and lay hands on John Fell, (who was not in the Church) who had broken a blood-vessel, but the doctor did not stay the bleeding; as soon as the healing power of the priesthood was applied, the bleeding was stayed and he was restored to his own testimony and that of his wife and mother; he has since come into the Church. — Millennial Star 11:14”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 15 July 1849 (Vol. 11, No. 14). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1849-07-15_11_14 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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