William's healing from pneumonia
Published October 13, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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Brother William of Pontypool, Wales, was stricken with pneumonia in November 1903 and was near death. Elders administered to him and held a prayer meeting, during which one elder prophesied that although William would be sick to the point of death, he would recover and his family would not want for anything. William recovered fully, fulfilling the prophecy.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 66, No. 28 (14 July 1904), p. 445):
Brother William, of Pontypool, was stricken with pneumonia in November, 1903, and was near death. Elders administered to him and held a prayer meeting, during which one elder prophesied that although William would be sick to the point of death, he would recover and his family would not want for anything. William recovered fully, fulfilling the prophecy.
In Their Own Words
“Last November I was taken sick with pneumonia and was nigh unto death. We had arranged to hold a meeting, and had sent to Cardiff for two Elders to assist us, but because of my illness we could not hold it. The Elders administered to me, and then we held a prayer meeting. During the time that one of the Elders was praying, he prophesied that I should be sick to the point of death, yet neither I nor my family should want anything, and I should recover. All these things came to pass, as they were spoken. We cannot thank our Heavenly Father enough for the blessings He has bestowed upon us, and we feel to bear our testimony to the truth of the Gospel to the Saints and to all the world. — Millennial Star 66:28”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 14 July 1904 (Vol. 66, No. 28). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1904-07-14_66_28 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 66, No. 28 (14 July 1904), p. 445 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1904-07-14_66_28
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