Preservation of Milo Andrus's Company from Cholera through Prayer

Before crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri, Milo Andrus and his specific company (recruited by Hyrum Smith and Lyman Wight) retired into a dense forest to offer fervent prayers. They petitioned the Lord to spare their lives and permit them to return to their families. Andrus recorded that they felt a spiritual assurance that their prayers were heard. That same afternoon, a cholera outbreak visited the camp, but Andrus noted with gratitude that not a single member of his specific company was taken by the disease.

Fuller account of this event (in the witness’s own words):

Before our company had crossed the Mississippi River, we went into the dense forest as a company, and there offered up to the Lord our fervent prayers, that He would spare our lives, and permit us to return to our families, and we felt that it would be so, and thanks be to the Lord not one of us were taken by the cholera that visited the camp that afternoon. About this time the cholera made its appearance among us, as it had been predicted by the prophet. Thirteen of our good brethren were taken away by the dread monster. The camp broke up partly, and the Saints scattered around and the Lord turned away the scourge. After staying there three weeks, the Lord permitted us to return. We got back to our families the last of September, 1834, care-worn and much fatigued. I had the cholera on the way home, but the Lord healed me, and then we went on our way rejoicing.