Angels That Bring Healing
By Anne Hinton Pratt · April 23, 2020
During
difficult times of distress, suffering, or anxiety, it’s inspiring to hear
about times when angels are sent to heal and comfort the troubled minds and
bodies of the faithful, and to realize that maybe our time is coming.
Falling Off A Balcony
Sherry
Simister told me about a miraculous experience she had with angels in the
hospital after falling from the two-story balcony of her home.
As she
was falling, she had a silent seizure (where she couldn’t make any sound) and
she began to plunge headfirst to the ground. Her husband tried
unsuccessfully to save her by grasping at her shoulder as she toppled
over. This changed her trajectory so that she landed flat on her back
rather than her head, which probably spared her life, but left her broken and
in tremendous pain.
As she
lay in the hospital feeling helpless, and praying for help, her pain became
unbearable. She wondered if the future only held suffering for her.
At this moment of trauma she had a magnificent experience of angelic
support. She said:
“I was
in such severe pain and was wondering if I would ever walk again or be pain
free. I looked at the side of my bed and suddenly became aware that I had
family from generations past surrounding my bed. During that six-week
stay in the hospital I was encircled daily by these ancestors. Without their
love and support, I don’t think I would have been able to deal with the
excruciating pain. The pain medication was high, but it wasn’t high
enough. My angels were just so very comforting and deeply needed.
They did not leave until I was ‘out of the woods.’ I was greatly blessed by
them being there”[1]
A lot of love was manifested from those angels as they helped
Sherry in the healing process. Angels can show themselves in a variety of
ways. Notice how they manifest in the following experience:
Three Angel Doctors Save Small Child
Carolyn
Doughty and her family had an excruciating circumstance, which involved her
two-year-old son, Jeffrey. He was a very active and adventuresome child
who bolted off one Saturday morning. He was soon missed, and family
members went searching for him. He was discovered face down and lifeless
in a neighbor’s swimming pool by his 15-year-old brother, Chris, who fetched
him out.
Chris
did his best to resuscitate his brother until the paramedics came, but didn’t
see that he was responding in any way. At that moment of great
alarm, he heard Jeffrey’s voice in his mind that said,
“Keep going. I want to live!”
When
the paramedics arrived, they worked on Jeffrey for a little while, but felt
that nothing was working, and they wanted to give up. They told the
family that the boy was dead. Chris begged them to take Jeffrey to the
hospital. They reluctantly agreed and took him there even though Jeffrey’s
heart had stopped beating, and his veins had stopped pumping.
Upon
arrival at the hospital on a Saturday morning (where there typically was little
going on), there “just happened” to be three top specialists there. One
was a heart specialist; one a lung specialist and one was a pediatrician (three
crucial doctors for Jeffrey’s case). They quickly conferred about what to do,
then worked on Jeffrey to reestablish a heartbeat and to get the blood moving
again. After reviving him, they then sent him to another hospital for additional
care.
These doctors spent their Saturday morning saving Jeffrey’s
life, but the interesting thing was that the parents never received a bill from
any of those doctors, and the nurse said that she had never seen or heard of
them before. Carolyn and her family all believed that the three doctors
were angels, who gave their son a second chance at life.”[2]
“A Presence Beside me”
Dennis
Bott shared a miraculous experience he and his wife had with angelic
intervention during surgery. He writes:
“My
sweet wife Martha developed a condition known as hyper parathyroid disease
(HPT), and she required surgery to remove at least three of the four pea-sized
glands located in the neck near the thyroid.
“On the
day of the surgery, as I waited for news in the hospital family surgery area,
the doctor came with a disturbing announcement. He was unable to locate even
one of the glands and was considering stopping the procedure because surgery
had already been over two and a half hours (normal surgery time is about
30-minutes). I asked if he would try one more time to locate the diseased
glands and he informed me that he would try, leaving me worrying in the family
waiting area.
“I
found an open janitor closet where I could offer a secret plea for divine
assistance and offered up my petition to help the doctor be successful
in locating the seemingly invisible pea-size glands that were making my
sweet companion ill. The very moment I closed my prayerful plea a spirit of
peace overcame me, and I knew that all would be well.
“Less
than 20-minutes later the doctor met with me in the waiting room with tears in
his eyes he told me, ‘I have never experienced anything like this
before…just as I was about to give up and end the procedure it seemed as though
the glands mysteriously began to glow…the nurses were not able to see what I
saw but I knew there was a presence beside me guiding me.’
“My
prayer for angelic assistance had been granted. The doctor had been able to see
with divine help, and three glands were removed that indeed had tumor like
growths.”[3]
Jeffry
R. Holland offered the very simple yet profound guidance to us all when he
said,
“Pray without ceasing. Ask for angels to help you.”[4]
Dennis
will testify that Elder Holland’s advice is true, and can affirm from personal
experience that the combination of both prayer and asking for angelic help can
orchestrate miracles, especially in times of great need.
Brigham
Young also wrote about this very thing. He said:
“According
to…faith, ask the Lord Almighty to send an angel to heal the
sick. This is our privilege, when so situated that we cannot…help
ourselves.”[5]
Presence of Two Beings
Diane
Chase remembers a time of great anxiety and helplessness when angels came to
help her in her time of need. She writes:
“Back
in 1998 my husband collapsed while far away on a business trip. I had 5
dependent children still at home, so I couldn’t go to him. After many days, the
doctors said his life was in danger because he began to bleed internally, and
they couldn’t stop it. They decided they needed to do surgery that Friday
night, and the operation was supposed to take 4 hours. I told the doctor
to call me and give me a report no matter what time it was.
“The
surgery went on much longer than anticipated. I was in bed, but was not
able to sleep. I felt powerless and scared. Finally, I prayed for
an angel to comfort me. Immediately, I felt calm, and felt the presence of two
beings standing by my bed. I was only then able to fall asleep
until the doctor called.”[6]
Angels
in Eye Surgery
The
last story I want to tell about is a marvelous experience that Charlie Harper
shared with me. He had angels help him through an eye surgery. He relates:
“Before
having eye surgery on both of my eyes I had prayed that it would be
successful, painless, and that I would be watched over and not worry about
it. A feeling of peace came over me and I didn’t worry any
more.
“Before
surgery I became aware of three glorious angels who were watching over me. I
felt absolutely no pain, even as a needle was inserted. The surgery was
perfect, and I am recovering very well. The angels were with me as I went to
bed at home before the operation, during surgery, and after surgery until the
doctor checked on my eyes to see that I was healing correctly.” [7]
“And
Angels Came Down”
I love
the scripture where Nephi speaks about angels supporting him in similar ways as
those who helped Charlie and others in this article. He said,
“And
by day have I waxed bold in mighty prayer before him; yea, my voice have I sent
up on high; and angels came down and ministered to me.”[8]
As
the experiences in this article illustrate, angels are allowed to respond to
sincere and fervent prayer to heal or comfort the sick according to
God’s will. What is God’s will for you? In this dispensation of
angels, could it be your time to receive their healing and comfort? Maybe it’s
time to ask.
I would love to hear about your own experiences with
angels. You Can CONTACT me at annehpratt@hotmail.com
[1] Sherry Simister, Story used with permission.
[2] Carolyn Doughty and Susan Richardson phone calls and
emails. Story used with permission.
[3] Dennis Bott, Story used with permission.
[4] Jeffry R. Holland, “Place No More for the Enemy of My
Soul,” April Conference 2010.
[5] Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, 4:25. Italics
added.
[6] Diane Chase, Story used by permission.
[7] Charlie Harper, Story used by permission.
[8] 2 Nephi 4:24 Italics added.
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