Willard Richards's recovery from pain and illness via prayer and laying on of hands

During his 1837 mission to England, Willard Richards suffered severe physical affliction while aboard the ship Garrick. On Sunday, July 16, while the ship was at sea, Elder Orson Hyde preached a sermon on the aft quarter deck. Despite being severely afflicted with intense pain, Richards made the effort to attend and listen to the discourse. Following the service, Elders Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde laid their hands upon him and offered a prayer. In a powerful demonstration of faith, Elder Kimball then took Richards by the hand and, acting in the authority of the priesthood, commanded him in the name of Jesus Christ to arise. Richards immediately obeyed the command and found himself restored to a state of complete comfort. He expressed deep gratitude to the Lord for this healing, noting that he had experienced such manifestations of divine healing power repeatedly throughout his life.

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

16 (Sabbath).—Elder Hyde preached on the aft quarter deck. I heard the sermon, though severely afflicted with pain. Elders Kimball and Hyde laid their hands on me and prayed, then Elder Kimball took me by the hand and told me, in the name of Jesus Christ, to arise, which I immediately did, and found myself quite comfortable. Thanks be to the Lord for his healing power, which has been repeatedly manifested towards me.