July 22, 1839
Commerce, Illinois, to Montrose, Iowa
Joseph Smith, Wilford Woodruff, and others miraculously healed the Saints of illnesses that had taken hold on both sides of the Mississippi River; this day is known as a great day of healing in Church history.
Sources:
Remembering Joseph: Personal Recollections of Those Who Knew the Prophet Joseph Smith, Mark L. McConkie, pp. 123-24
Wilford Woodruff Journal 1:347-48
"Sickness and Faith, Nauvoo Letters," Ronald K. Esplin, BYU Studies 15:4
Joseph Smith's Prophetic Gifts: His Prophecies Fulfilled, Pat Ament, p. 78
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