Joseph Smith's healing of Sister Richards
Published October 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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Millennial Star Research
While at his office in Nauvoo, Joseph Smith visited Sister Richards, who was sick, and administered to her by the laying on of hands, which resulted in her feeling better.
In Their Own Words
“At 1 p.m., called to see sister Richards, who was sick. I administered to her the laying on of hands, when she felt better. — Millennial Star 23:45”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 9 November 1861 (Vol. 23, No. 45). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1861-11-09_23_45 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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