Self-healing of Elder James V. Williams

“On the 24th. of January, 1895, I went to bed under the most agonizing pains throughout almost my entire system, and it seemed for awhile as though I would pass away in death. Not wishing to disturb my family I lay for some time in this condition, when the thought came into my mind: You hold the Priesthood and are frequently called upon to administer to the sick. You have power to rebuke all pain and sickness that are preying upon others, why not exercise the authority upon yourself? I thereupon laid my right hand upon my head and in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by virtue and authority of the holy Priesthood vested in me, I commanded the pains and afflictions to depart from me and my habitation. I did not use any oil, as it was not handy; neither did I speak aloud. When I had finished my mental or secret prayer, I felt the pains cease, and a sickening sensation start from the top of my head and work down through my whole system and pass away through the extremities of my feet. As it did so I experienced a slight shock, similar to that of electricity. Thereafter, I fell into a sweet and undisturbed sleep for the remainder of the night, and have since experienced no sickness whatever.”

— James V. Williams, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 57, No. 19