Stammering of Speech Cured Through Priesthood Administration
Published March 25, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Contributed by
Todd Morgan
Beaumont, CA, 92223
Shortly after Anson Call joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was administered to by the priesthood for his stammering of speech. He was miraculously relieved of this affliction through the power of the priesthood. This healing gave him confidence to preach the gospel to his old companions and schoolmates in the region where he lived. After this healing, he was ordained an elder and began his ministry to those he had known before his conversion.
In Their Own Words
“I have forgotten to say that shortly after I joined the Church, I was administered to for my stammering of speech from which I was relieved. I was also ordained an elder and preached the gospel to my old companions and schoolmates in the section of country round about.”
— Anson Call, Autobiography; public text at doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/history/anson-call
Sources & References
Anson Call, Autobiography (typescript); public text at https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/history/anson-call/. Call joined the Church in 1833 in Geauga County, Ohio; shortly afterward he was administered to for his stammering of speech, from which he was relieved, and was then ordained an elder.
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