"I know, my dear
children, that the principles of Mormonism, as it is called,
are true. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. How
do I know it, you may ask? I know it by hearing him prophesy
what was coming, and have lived to see the things prophesied
about come to pass. I have seen the sick healed by his
administration; and in answer to his prayers, I have seen
many miracles performed in this Church, have been nigh unto
death myself and have been healed by the power of the priesthood."
Autobiography, 1885–93, pp. 92–93, Church Archives, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah; spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar modernized.
