Miraculous Healing of James Lawrence through Priesthood Administration

James Lawrence, a four-year-old boy, suffered a hip injury after falling down stairs, leaving him permanently lame and confined to crutches for months. Despite consulting eminent surgeons in various cities who offered no hope, his mother Gertrude never gave up faith in the priesthood. During a stay in Ogden, the boy requested that his father, De Witt, allow him to be healed by Mormon Elders. When the Elders administered to him, James felt a tremor, was anointed, and after a second administration, he was instantly and completely healed, springing to his feet and able to walk without pain or assistance.

Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Young Woman's Journal, vol. 11 no. 9 (September 1900), p. 428):

James Lawrence, a little boy of four years, fell down stairs and injured his hip so severely that he was rendered a cripple, and for months had to go on crutches. His parents took him to eminent surgeons in different cities, but they could do nothing for him. His mother, Gertrude Lawrence, had great faith in the power of the Priesthood. While they were in Ogden, the little boy asked his father, De Witt Lawrence, to let the Mormon Elders heal him. The Elders were sent for, and they administered to him. James said he felt a tremor go through him. They anointed him, and after a second administration he was instantly and completely healed. He sprang to his feet and walked without any pain or assistance. This was witnessed by Leroy Ancel, Alex Waldron, and Harold Montrose.