Joseph Smith heals Margaret Kennedy Luck Dana
Published September 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Charles R. Dana recorded an experience where Joseph Smith healed his wife, Margaret Kennedy Luck Dana, when she was suffering from a serious illness during their time in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Sources & References
Charles R. Dana, autobiography, as cited in "Charles R. Dana," Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_R._Dana); corroborating family context in "How Joseph Smith broke courtroom tradition to find the truth," LDS Living (https://www.ldsliving.com/some-surprises-from-joseph-smiths-legal-records/s/12176) and Joseph Smith Papers, Discourse, 17 September 1843 (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/discourse-17-september-1843-b-as-reported-by-levi-richards/2)
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