Wilford Woodruff Heals Two Children | Day in the Life of Wilford Woodruff

Speaker and Editor: Jacob Edmunds

Writer: Maddie Christensen

Day in the Life

Transcript

When Wilford Woodruff was a missionary, God used him to perform many miracles, such as healing the sick and baptizing entire congregations.

On June 12, 1837 Elder Woodruff recorded one of these miracles in his journal: 

“I . . . traveled in company with 6 other brethren to the branch of church in Leeds. We met together in the evening at Brother Carnes & bore testimony to the work in which we are engaged. I called upon Sister Carnes to present before us two of her children who were sick, one was a suckling child who lay at the point of death. I took it in my arms and presented it before the Elders. They laid their hands upon it while in my arms & we healed it in the name of Jesus Christ & I returned it whole to its Mother. The other child was also healed. The Parents praised God for his goodness.” 

I love that last sentence: “the parents praised God for his goodness.” Even though it was the missionaries that performed the blessing, the parents realized that it was God who performed the miracle.

What are some miracles God has performed in your life?