Season 6 · Episode 10

The Faith Healer

Season
Season 6
Episode
10 (122 overall)
First aired
November 19, 1979
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Charles IngallsReverend Alden

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What happens

A traveling faith healer named Danforth comes to Walnut Grove, staging fake miracles and drawing crowds away from Reverend Alden's church.

Charles exposes the fraud, and Reverend Alden is reminded of the strength of true faith. A story about honesty and belief. It's a story about the difference between real faith and those who sell a counterfeit of it.

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