Gems for the Young Folks: Fourth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints.Various
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Gems for the Young Folks: Fourth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints.
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From a sign which I had received while on my way, I knew Jesse would
recover, and being reminded, on account of the reason given in the
previous remarks, that such people should not be privileged to behold
a manifestation of the power of God, I, like Peter of old, cleared the
house of all but Jesse's relatives, and administered to him in the name
of the Lord. Jesse then recovered sufficiently to speak, after which he
fell into a peaceful sleep, and, before morning, was altogether better.
In less than four days from the time of receiving this terrible
accident, from which there seemed no human probability that he could
recover, or, if he did, only to survive the loss of reason, he was
again at work in the woods hauling timber, the wound being entirely
healed up.
Since then, he, as an Elder of this Church, has been on missions to
various parts of the world, including England, and has also fulfilled
a mission to Nova Scotia. The above case of healing occurred in the
winter.
Another very remarkable case of prophecy and healing came under my
observation the following spring. A revelation was given by the Spirit,
in tongues, to the effect that one of our number would be poisoned by
the enemies of the Church, and be brought nigh unto death, but that if
she was faithful and sent for the Elders of the Church, she should be
restored.
This warning was repeated twice at intervals of about a month. On the
last occasion, in addition, it was stated that the person giving the
interpretation would be the sufferer. This terrible idea so affected
her that she was completely overcome.
After recovering she proceeded home, and the weather being warm she
drank of some sweetened water, which she had prepared in the morning
for use, and had left in an exposed situation. When she had drank a
second time she felt her mouth burn. She immediately declared she was
poisoned, and commenced reaching violently until she became blind.
Her husband, after procuring a person to stay with her, went for one of
the Elders, but as he had to go some six miles before he returned with
myself, she was to all appearance dead, and had not been perceived to
breathe for an hour.
Upon arriving at the house, I asked the Lord to cause her to breathe if
she was to recover. Upon looking at her closely I perceived that she
gave two distinct gasps, such as are usually given when the breath is
leaving the body. Had I not seen this, I should have concluded that she
was dead, for the women who were watching with her said, directly we
entered, that she was dead, and had been so for an hour.
I then administered to her in the name of Jesus, and prayed the Lord
to preserve her life till my son-in-law returned with some oil he had
gone to procure. As soon as I had done this she was able to speak
sufficiently, in a whisper, to ask for some water, but, so great was
her weakness, that she fell on her face when raised to receive the
water.
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