October 27, 1835

Kirtland, Ohio
Joseph Smith prayed concerning his brother Samuel's sick wife and received a promise from the Lord that she would "be delivered of a living child, and be spared" from death.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 2:292–93
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