Show missionaries AT WORK THE SICK HEALED BY THE POWER rower or OF GOD I 1 AARON mitchell co N C july 1 1884 editor deseret ahrews licit I 1 left lest my home in lia kanosh millard county one year ear car ago last may for a mission to tle tic anc southern states I 1 reached my destination on the dinst since then I 1 have traveled with elders white farmer and garner the latter being my present co companion spanion we camet came to othis this county on the of april and began to open up a new field we have held f from rom four to eight meetings per month on the first of june I 1 had haa the pleasure of ba baptizing baptising bap ati sin g a school teacher and his wife a and nd ble blessing ss his four children since then persecution se has began to rage we nave have had several threats but them carried into effect as yet about the middle of april I 1 I 1 a mrs johnson who had been AFFLICTED vor for 20 YEARS so that she had not been able to do her work sent for us to come and see her which we did immediately when we entered her house she informed us that she had not been outside of her home for upwards of two years and that sh she e had been confined to her bed most of the time as she was then she told me that le she had never joined any church in her life ilfe that she was waiting to ece eee one that had been set up by an angel of the lord coming and delivering his message as is shown in hev rev 14 chap crap C verse I 1 then explained to her the p principles of the gospel and she was soon a stron strong believer that night we asked th the lord to bless and heal her of her infirmities the next mornin morning before leaving she and all the family would have us leave au an rap lap to hold meeting at their house bouse which we did tor lor one week later accordingly we returned to fulfill fulfil our appointment and what should we find but mrs johnson up out of bed and the glad news sounded in our cars that she had been out ot of her house and ancl going about for the first time in upwards of two years she felt to acknowledge the hand band of the lord in her recovery I 1 called to see her last week and she was still improving and doing some work she is convinced of the truth of the gospel and is holding back a little for her husband husband who I 1 think will be ready for baptism in the near future a on june brother garner and myself called to see mr john smith for the first time oil on arriving at the house we found one of his litlie litle girls three years old very sick As mr smith and wife were worn out by being up so much we offered to stop with them ali ail all ril rii aright lit and it up with the sick child at SO 00 minutes past ten p in all the family were called to see little mary as they sup supposed ased the last time in this thi life ilfe they all ail began to weep and the child lay apparently apparently dying getting more and more feeble feebie until 3 a in when mrs birs smith if felt elt her pulse which had ceased to beat and and her face was perfectly cold she exclaimed my bly lord little nia bia mary 7 will never speak to us again it T this his caused a renewal of their weeping and they gave up all hopes mr smith said to lue moe 1 I have heard that you men can do miracles and heal the sick I 1 told him that we claimed no power of ourselves but we are aro the servants of the lord and he will hear and answer our prayers and the sick can be healed through the prayers of the elders when all physicians will fall fail so he said 1 I wish I 1 had bad thought of it and had you pray for her but it is too late now 11 1 told him it was not if he had faith lie ile said well if you can heal her that will certainly be a miracle I 1 would like to have you try there can be no harm done anyhow we kneeled down by the bed and placed our hands upon the little patients head which was perfectly cold before we removed our hands the tile blood began to circulate and she opened her lier eyes As soon as we were done administering to her she C called ailed for a 3 drink of water le being the 11 11 nt word sho had uttered in five hours |