Posted by:
Elder Berry
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Date: May 06, 2016 12:44PM
I've been a part of a few of these casting out devils/the devil things.
It is done one of two ways and in the case I started this thread with both.
"Melchizedek Priesthood laying their hands on the possessed person and authoritatively commanding the evil spirit to depart. In other circumstances where evil spirits may be felt by the priesthood holder to be present, he may raise his right arm to the square and demand by that same priesthood authority that the evils spirits depart."
http://askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-practice-casting-out-devils/So we went to the apartment. His mother came out and spoke to us in her broken English and Moo Moo. It was nice. I was freaking out because it seemed so routine a visit. The person needing this was in a back room. His mother went on and on about why he needed it and how she knew he was posses with evil spirits.
So the son comes out. I don't remember what he was wearing. I think long shorts and a t-shirt. He was in his early twenties I think. He was a large man with longer hair. He didn't say anything at first. The guy I was with ask him to sit in a chair. He did. "My companion" placed his hands on his head and asked me to as well. I could feel my companion (in this task) and his hands were shaking.
He started to speak and the dude started to get up and saying things like yelling at his mom about why we were there and what we were doing. He started out with a high pitched voice. And after being belligerent for awhile he begged her to make them go away and I presumed it was us. He literally ran back into his bedroom I assume. She went after him and they came back. We went through variations on this theme a few times each time the guy's voice was changing and getting deeper and less like a child in his protestations.
So my companion tried the right hand to the square the next time he appeared commanding the evil spirits to leave. The dude seemed cowed by this and then just sat down and started crying. His mom was all over him. I don't remember what she was saying. So we talked a bit and my companion decided to give him a blessing of health so I anointed the big fella and we did the deed and left.
Edit: There were others there I just can't remember them. Younger sibs I think and maybe an aunt/uncle.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2016 12:45PM by Elder Berry.