Recovery from Putrid Dysentery That Took Mother's Life

When Jonathan Crosby was eleven years old, he was taken with Putrid Dysentery, a serious disease that brought him near the point of death. His mother also became sick with the same disease and died on July 30, 1818. At the time of her death, she left two little girls, one four years old and another only three months old. Jonathan, though stricken with the same deadly disease, survived. This miraculous recovery, while his mother died from the same affliction, spared his life for future service in the gospel. It was through God's merciful intervention that Jonathan was preserved to fulfill his calling in the restored Church.

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

Again, when I was eleven years old the Destroyer was after me, for I was taken with “Putrid Disentery” which brought me near the point of death. My mother also became sick of the same disease and died the 30th of July, 1818. My mother, at her death, left two little girls; one, four years old, the other, three months. I was left with my father and the two little sisters, and although I was very sick, I recovered, while my mother was taken away.