The Patriarchal Head's Miraculous Healing through Prayer
Published October 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Young Woman's Journal Research
The account describes a Sabbath service where the patriarchal head, grown grey in service, found new life in his weary limbs through divine power as the earnest, simple prayer was offered.
In Their Own Words
“The electric lights flashed out, suggestive lit The patriarchal head, grown grey in service Of his Lord, by power divine his weary limbs Had found new life, as rose the earnest, simple prayer His ears more ready seemed to list the given Sacramental form, and from the bread and cup He gathered grace to help in every time Of present—ah, of future need ! — The Young Woman's Journal 8:3”
Sources & References
The Young Woman's Journal, vol. 8 no. 3 (December 1896). L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University digital collections. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/YWJ/id/9990 (account extracted verbatim from the collection's page-level OCR; research confidence: high)
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