A Sister Restored from Blindness, Deafness, and a Decline Through Administration

“One of them is a sister that been under the doctors’ hands for many years, in what some called a decline, and according to their minds she was past all hopes of recovery, but not so with the Saints. But this was not all; she was so blind that she could not go any where without some one to lead her about; and so deaf, that it was a hard matter to get her to understand anything without speaking very loudly close to her ear; but now I rejoice to say, all things are possible to them that believe, for she is now well in health of body, and in Spirit; for she can see so well as to go anywhere alone, and hear so that her ears are saluted with the morning song of birds before she rises from her bed, which is something more than she has enjoyed for many years past, and she does most earnestly rejoice and praise the Lord, and cling to his most holy name; and she says of a truth that she knows that the doctrine of the church is of God: and you may rest assured, dear brother, that my heart does exceedingly rejoice, and I do give glory and honour to my eternal Father through Jesus Christ.”

— James Bayliss, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star