Sister Hobbs Healed of Violent Fever
Published October 4, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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Millennial Star Research
A sister named Hobbs was healed of a violent fever after the application of the ordinances of the Church, as reported by Elder J. V. Long at the Cambridgeshire Conference.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 15, No. 35, 27 August 1853, p. 557):
Sister Hobbs, who had been suffering from a violent fever, was healed after the application of the ordinances of the Church.
In Their Own Words
“A third, was of a sister named Hobbs, who was healed of a violent fever. — Millennial Star 15:35”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 27 August 1853 (Vol. 15, No. 35). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1853-08-27_15_35 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 15, No. 35, 27 August 1853, p. 557 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1853-08-27_15_35
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