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'''The Reader's Digest Article''' | '''The Reader's Digest Article''' | ||
#Donny | #Donny only began to improve slightly after the operation. | ||
#Donny was never able to walk or run. The best he was able to do was stretch out his arms in bed to reach for his parents. | #Donny was never able to walk or run. The best he was able to do was stretch out his arms in bed to reach for his parents. | ||
#Donny Morton died the same year | #Donny Morton died the same year and never fully recovered. | ||
'''If William Branham truly had "THUS SAITH THE LORD" as he claimed, why did it fail?'''. The gift of discernment, as reported by Reader's Digest article appeared to work correctly but William Branham's claim of healing was false. | '''If William Branham truly had "THUS SAITH THE LORD" as he claimed, why did it fail?'''. The gift of discernment, as reported by Reader's Digest article appeared to work correctly but William Branham's claim of healing was false. | ||
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We immediately emailed Denelda for clarification of her statement and the following is an excerpt from her email to us: | We immediately emailed Denelda for clarification of her statement and the following is an excerpt from her email to us: | ||
:'' | :''Donny Morton was my brother and was 2 years older than me. '''What William Branham said about my brother - that he was healed, that he wore the shoes that my dad bought him, or that he came running to my dad after he was prayed for - none of it was true.''''' | ||
:''I don't think my parents ever knew what William Branham said about my brother Donald because they would have been very upset and made sure the truth was known. I didn't find the story on the internet until after they passed away in 1984.'' | |||
This is further confirmation that William Branham's "Thus Saith The Lord" failed with respect to the healing of Donny Morton. | This is further confirmation that William Branham's "Thus Saith The Lord" failed with respect to the healing of Donny Morton. | ||
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One of the closing comments in the Readers Digest article states: ''"Skeptics will say, “You see? Miracles don’t happen in the 20th century,” But they are wrong."'' They viewed the miracle not in the failure of the boy to live but in the outpouring of love by those impacted by the plight of the young boy and his loving father. | One of the closing comments in the Readers Digest article states: ''"Skeptics will say, “You see? Miracles don’t happen in the 20th century,” But they are wrong."'' They viewed the miracle not in the failure of the boy to live but in the outpouring of love by those impacted by the plight of the young boy and his loving father. | ||
=The Readers Digest story= | =The Readers Digest story= | ||
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''And the Holy Spirit told him who he was, where he come from, and so forth--little drawed-over father, holding his baby. And so... Then it told him exactly what would happen. '''The Lord healed the child to the glory of God.'''<ref>A.GREATER.THAN.SOLOMON.IS.HERE PORT.ALBERNI.BC 62-0725</ref>'' | ''And the Holy Spirit told him who he was, where he come from, and so forth--little drawed-over father, holding his baby. And so... Then it told him exactly what would happen. '''The Lord healed the child to the glory of God.'''<ref>A.GREATER.THAN.SOLOMON.IS.HERE PORT.ALBERNI.BC 62-0725</ref>'' | ||
''And you seen it in Reader's Digest, not long ago, Donny Morton, The Miracle of Donny Morton. That little child right there in California, at the Assemblies of God, down there at that school, Southwestern Bible School, that child was so twisted and afflicted till even John Hopkins and Mayo Brothers said, "There's not an earthly chance for him." '''But the Lord is THUS SAITH THE LORD. That was different, see.'''<ref> | ''And you seen it in Reader's Digest, not long ago, Donny Morton, The Miracle of Donny Morton. That little child right there in California, at the Assemblies of God, down there at that school, Southwestern Bible School, that child was so twisted and afflicted till even John Hopkins and Mayo Brothers said, "There's not an earthly chance for him." '''But the Lord is THUS SAITH THE LORD. That was different, see.'''<ref>64-0120, His Unfailing Words Of Promise, para. 162</ref>'' | ||
=Video Transcript= | =Video Transcript= | ||
William Branham talked about the healing of a young boy, Donny Morton, numerous times: | William Branham talked about the healing of a young boy, Donny Morton, numerous times: | ||
:''He went right straight from that meeting that night and bought Donny his first pair of shoes, and he wore them the next day. (60-0305 - Be Not Afraid, It Is I, para. 28) | :''Here not long ago, you seen the article in the paper of that little Donny Morton being healed out there in California. The “Reader’s Digest” packed it, went in every language under heaven, everywhere, about the miracle. ...And the Holy Spirit spoke THUS SAITH THE LORD. And the baby got well. (54-1204 - God Perfecting His Church, para. 45) | ||
:''And the baby come out of it. And so they had the baby around there; it got so he could run, meet his daddy and everything. (53-1112 – Demonology, para. 13)'' | |||
:''The Lord healed him, made him well. And Mayo’s had turned him down, and so had Johns Hopkins. The boy was made normal. (60-0803 – Abraham, para. 73) | :''He went right straight from that meeting that night and bought Donny his first pair of shoes, and he wore them the next day. (60-0305 - Be Not Afraid, It Is I, para. 28)'' | ||
:''The Lord healed him, made him well. And Mayo’s had turned him down, and so had Johns Hopkins. The boy was made normal. (60-0803 – Abraham, para. 73)'' | |||
On November 10, 2021, in another case of bad research, Donny Reagan of Johnson City, Tennessee, talked about the healing of Donny Morton: | On November 10, 2021, in another case of bad research, Donny Reagan of Johnson City, Tennessee, talked about the healing of Donny Morton: | ||
:''Sometime, look at the miracle of Donny Morton. You remember reading about the story of Donny Morton and his daddy had to save up money to be able to bring him to Brother Branham? | :''Sometime, look at the miracle of Donny Morton. You remember reading about the story of Donny Morton and his daddy had to save up money to be able to bring him to Brother Branham? And when he does, what does God do? God tells Brother Branham and shows him a vision of an old country doctor that would be able to perform the surgery. Why would not God have healed him then? Probably Reader's Digest would have never published it in the Reader's Digest magazine. | ||
And when he does, what does God do? God tells Brother Branham and shows him a vision of an old country doctor that would be able to perform the surgery. Why would not God have healed him then? Probably Reader's Digest would have never published it in the Reader's Digest magazine. | |||
If he would have simply come to Brother Branham and laid hands on him, it would just have been another miracle in Brother Branham's ministry. But God had it done in such a way that it made the world... around the world testify of his great power. | :''If he would have simply come to Brother Branham and laid hands on him, it would just have been another miracle in Brother Branham's ministry. But God had it done in such a way that it made the world... around the world testify of his great power. | ||
It is true that the story of Donny Morton was reported in the November 1952 issue of Readers Digest. But I don’t think Donny Reagan ever read it. The entire story is available on our website at the link below. I encourage you to read it for yourself. It’s a truly heartbreaking story. | It is true that the story of Donny Morton was reported in the November 1952 issue of Readers Digest. But I don’t think Donny Reagan ever read it. The entire story is available on our website at the link below. I encourage you to read it for yourself. It’s a truly heartbreaking story. | ||
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:''Donny Morton was my brother and was 2 years older than me. What William Branham said about my brother - that he was healed, that he wore the shoes that my dad bought him, or that he came running to my dad after he was prayed for - none of it was true. | :''Donny Morton was my brother and was 2 years older than me. What William Branham said about my brother - that he was healed, that he wore the shoes that my dad bought him, or that he came running to my dad after he was prayed for - none of it was true. | ||
:''I don't think my parents ever knew what William Branham said about my brother Donald because they would have been very upset and made sure the truth was known. I didn't find the story on the internet until after they passed away in 1984.'' | |||
:''I don't think my parents ever knew what William Branham said about my brother Donald because they would have been very upset and made sure the truth was known. I didn't find the story on the internet until after they passed away in 1984. | |||
So what are we supposed to do with another failure of “Thus Saith The Lord”? Please remember, this is not the only time William Branham stated something was Thus Saith The Lord which later failed to come to pass. | So what are we supposed to do with another failure of “Thus Saith The Lord”? Please remember, this is not the only time William Branham stated something was Thus Saith The Lord which later failed to come to pass. | ||