Precious Memories: Sixteenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
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Precious Memories: Sixteenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
Briggs, Thomas, 1832-1917; Farrell, George L.; Latter Day Saints -- Missionary experiences
In offering the prayer Elder Farrell afterwards declared that he had
never before experienced such a feeling. The Spirit seemed to take
complete possession of his mind, and while he felt a positive assurance
that she was going to recover, he could scarcely recall all that he
said.
The Elders soon afterwards bade the family good by and left. While
walking down the street towards their lodgings Elder Morris exclaimed
"Brother Farrell, you frightened me! You promised that girl that if
she had faith she would walk to the water and be baptized within three
months. She hasn't been out of that bed for two years, to my certain
knowledge."
"I can't help it, Brother Morris. It wasn't I who did it. It was the
Lord. I never was so led by the Spirit in administering to a person
in my life. The Lord is able to fulfill it. You watch and see if He
doesn't do it." He promised to do so, but in about one month he was
released to return home. Before starting home, however, he told sister
Challis that Elder Farrell would be in Northampton on a certain day,
and would probably call and see the family. When he arrived at the
house he found the sick girl sitting up, knitting a woolen shawl with
large wooden needles. On seeing him entering the house she exclaimed
enthusiastically, "Oh here is Mr. Farrell! I have never taken a
particle of medicine since you left. I told the minister that you had
anointed me with oil and promised me that I would get well, and I know
that the Lord is going to heal me. You see that I can already talk
above a whisper. Now I want you to administer to me again."
He accordingly anointed her head with oil and prayed earnestly for her
complete recovery. She declared immediately afterward that she felt
better already, and expressed confidence that all the promises made as
to her recovery would be fulfilled, as some of them already had been.
She also informed her visitor that the Church of England minister and
all the members of his congregation who had been so attentive to her
had ceased to take any interest in her case, and never more called to
see her. She seemed gratified rather than otherwise, however, that they
had evidently given her up as hopelessly lost to them.
Some time later Elder Farrell received a letter from the sick girl,
announcing that her father was going to take her in a carriage on the
following Sunday for a twelve mile trip in the country, to old Sister
Underwood's, near Stanwick, and wanted him to call there and baptize
her.
Brother Platte D. Lyman was at that time associated with Brother
Farrell as a traveling Elder, and he was allowed to read the letter. He
expressed a desire to accompany him, and Brother Farrell consented.
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