--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Johnson, Albert J. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 2 number: 11 published: 1899-09 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Johnson, Albert J., "Missionary Experiences: The Gift of Healing," *Improvement Era* 2, no. 11 (September 1899): 819.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera211unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera211unse start_page: 819 end_page: 819 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1899-09) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera211unse publication_year: 1899 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1899, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Missionary Experiences: The Gift of Healing GIFT OF HEALING. BY ELDER ALBERT J. JOHNSON. I herewith wish to bear my solemn testimony that the Lord acknowledges the administrations of his servants today as he did when the former day apostles were upon the earth. I am at present (April 1899) presiding in Helsingborg Branch, Skane Conference, of the Scandinavian Mission. On January 12th, last, I contracted a severe cold, though its effects did not become apparent until Sunday morning, January 15th. On awakening I felt peculiar pains in my body such as I had never before experienced. I would rather have remained in bed, but it was Sunday, and I felt that if it were possible I should attempt to get up and be present at the three meetings that were to be held. According to my faith, I was enabled to attend the meetings, but my pains were increasing. In the evening, I called on Elder Olaf Olson, my traveling companion, and Brother S. J. Nordstrom, a local brother, to administer to me. In less than fifteen minutes after their administration the pains began to leave me, and the next morning I arose perfectly well, not a pain in my body, restored to health. The Saints who knew how sick I was on Sunday were astonished when I visited them the following morning in full health, but acknowledged that the power of God had been made manifest. It was strong testimony to them, and to me, that the power of heal- ing the sick is a blessing that follows the believer.