Matthew Gray's miraculous healing from paralysis

“Last Friday these four Mormon Elders called at my home here. ‘They were very genteel in appearance and actions and asked me if 1-woaldn’t like to look over some of their tracts, ete., and also asked me if I would not let them cure me by faith. I consented and they impressed upon me very strongly that I should not have faith in them but should place all my faith in God as it was through Him and not chem that my cure wou, be accomplished. This liberal statement on their part and their own sin- cerity aided me materially, for I always knew that God alone could. cure me, and, do you know, I have always thought that God would cure me. “As I said. before, I consented and they set Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock’ for ‘the time of holding the meeting, and additionally stated that from then, Friday morning, until after the faith meeting ey r not eat anything, as‘a period of fasting seemed necessary. — Sunday afternoon, or yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock the four Elders came here to my home and after repeatedly instructing me to put my faith in God they A in prayer, my wife being the sixth ocoupantofthe room. 7 „Following this first and while: I was’ sitting arm chair, one of the Elders liberally anointed my head with oil—sacred oil—and after that was done they formed a circle around my chair, ¢ach one placing bis right hand on my head and all placed their left hands en each others shoulders. I had perfect faith in all that they were doing, and, while each of the four Elders earnestly prayed, I; too, bent my head in reverence and appealed: ‘withall the faith at my command to God for deliverance from my affliction. - dab Finally they concluded: All at once I became possessed of an almost superhuman desire to get up and walk and when I tried to after my muscles quivered for a brief instant, I raised my left arm and then stood up. I took a step and found 1 could move my leftleg: I took another step and walked out into the kitchen and back. After awhile I made the round trip to the kitchen again and while on the third trip, my left ankle turned slightly and I tat down. .“*While I am profusely thankful to the four Elders for the interest that they ‘manifested in my want it distinctly understood that I look:to God as my deliverer and not to them. — Millennial Star 60:4”