Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission

Robert Williams' Healing of a Boy with Chronic Lung Disease

Published October 12, 2026 at 6:37 AM

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When Robert Williams was a young man, a boy he worked for was suffering from a chronic disease of the lungs and appeared to be near death. Robert asked the boy's parents if they would like him to pray for the lad. After they agreed, Robert laid his hands on the boy and prayed fervently; the boy recovered immediately.

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

For a young man I worked for was afflicted with a chronic disease of the lungs. He became so ill that he appeared to be nearing the end. Robert visited him, and was much moved by the grief of the lad’s parents. He recalled the statements of the scriptures about the prayer of faith for the sick, and asked the family if they would like him to pray for the boy. They gladly assented. He laid his hands upon the head of the patient and prayed fervently that he might be healed. The Lord heard the prayer, and the young man recovered forthwith.

In Their Own Words

“For a young man I worked for was afflicted with a chronic disease of the lungs. He became so ill that he appeared to be nearing the end. Robert visited him, and was much moved by the grief of the lad’s parents. He recalled the statements of the scriptures about the prayer of faith for the sick, and asked the family if they would like him to pray for the boy. They gladly assented. He laid his hands upon the head of the patient and prayed fervently that he might be healed... The prayer was answered and the young man recovered forthwith. — Millennial Star 60:21”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 26 May 1898 (Vol. 60, No. 21). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1898-05-26_60_21 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Fuller account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 60, No. 21 (26 May 1898), p. 326 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1898-05-26_60_21

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