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Originally Posted by MrToast
I think I disagree.
Both had traumatic leg damage that seemed to be miraculously healed. For Alvin, this was when the millstone fell on his leg, and for Joseph (I forget how it happened), it was when he had to have a large portion of his femur (I believe) cut out, which miraculously healed.
And so on...
MrToast
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About the surgery:
Joseph Smith's leg operation came as the result of an infection that settled in his leg after a serious bout with typhus fever. The Smiths called for a surgeon, who made an eight-inch incision in the leg. Though the procedure gave Jospeh relief for a time, as the incision healed, the pain returned, more violent than before. Once again the surgeon was called and he repeated the same procedure with the same result. Finally a group of doctors were called together to examine Joseph, and amputation was recommended. Joseph's mother prevailed upon the doctors to try once more to correct the problem before giving over to amputating the leg. They ended up removing part of the bone from which Jospeh did heal though he would forever walk with a limp and often relied on a cane.
I guess you are not the only on that believes so Toast..
http://www.hatrack.com/research/stud...porschet.shtml