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Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission

Joseph Richards' Healings in Calcutta

Published October 4, 2026 at 7:26 AM

1850s · 1851
Calcutta
Joseph Richards

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Joseph Richards, currently in Calcutta, records that the Lord has exercised His power to heal in three different cases involving three different individuals shortly after his arrival.

In Their Own Words

“The Lord has manifested His power to heal in three different cases on three different individuals; this started, and I can but notice it, as it is in the face of the world. — Millennial Star 13:18”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 15 September 1851 (Vol. 13, No. 18). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1851-09-15_13_18 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)

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Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission1850sIndia

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Questions about this account

Who was involved in this account?
The account involves Joseph Richards. Each person named here also has a witness page collecting the other accounts involving them.
When did this account take place?
The account is set in 1851, in the 1850s.
Where did this account take place?
It took place in Calcutta.
What kind of miracle is this?
It is filed as a Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission account reported in India.
Where does this account come from?
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 15 September 1851 (Vol. The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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