Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
—I was with Prest. Joseph Smith
and his council and the Twelve: it was a |day
of God's power with the Prophet. He healed
many who were sick nigh unto death, among
whom were Elijah Fordham and Joseph B.
Nobles; even the wicked rabble followed to
see the sick healed. As Joseph was about to
cross the river a man came to him and asked
him if he would go about three miles and heal
two of his small children, who were twins,
about three months old, and were sick nigh
unto death. He was a man of the world; he
had never heard a sermon preached by a Latter-
day Saint. Joseph said he could not go, but
he would send a man. After hesitating a mo-
ment, he turned to me and said, "You go with
this man and heal his children"—at the same
time giving me a red silk handkerchief, and
said, "After you lay hands upon them, wipe
their faces with it, and they shall be healed;
and as long as you will keep that handkerchief
it shall ever remain as a league between you
and me." I went and did as I was command-
ed, and the children were healed.
