Mae (May) Oliver's Healing from Paralysis Through the Administration of the Elders

“I wish to bear my testimony to the truthfulness of the gospel as taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that this is the true Church, established through the instrumentality of Joseph Smith, to usher in anew the dispensation of the fulness of times. God has greatly blessed me through the ordinance which He has established among His people for the healing of the sick, and the circumstances attending my case are briefly as follows: On December 14th, 1908, the use of my limbs began to leave me, and on December 25th I had a son born to me — a bonnie, healthy boy. Immediately after this my entire body became useless. I could not talk above a whisper. I had to be fed and attended to as my new-born babe was. When my baby became a fortnight old, I was taken to the hospital, and there remained for six months. The first four months I was in a special ward all to myself, with no improvement. The next two months there was a slight change for the better. By the time I was taken home, I could barely feed myself; but not without losing my food. My husband wheeled me to meeting in a bath-chair one Sunday night, and I was administered to by the elders, and the following week I walked for the first time in seven months. My mother sent for me, and I visited her till November, when we returned to Luton, where we are still living. I thank God I have not had another stroke or felt any effect of it since, which is five years this last Christmas. I am indeed enjoying the best of health up to the present time. — Millennial Star 76:11”