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Memorizing the First vision
In accordance with this, my determination to ask of God, I retired to the woods to make the attempt. It was on the morning of a beautiful, clear day, early in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty. It was the first time in my life that I had made such an attempt, for amidst all my anxieties I had never as yet made the attempt to pray vocally.
In a with t, my d to a of G, I r to the w to m the a. It w on the m of a b, c d, e in the s of e h and t. It w the f t in my l that I had m s an a, for a all my a I had n as yet m the a to p v.
After I had retired to the place where I had previously designed to go, having looked around me, and finding myself alone, I kneeled down and began to offer up the desires of my heart to God. I had scarcely done so, when immediately I was seized upon by some power which entirely overcame me, and had such an astonishing influence over me as to bind my tongue so that I could not speak. Thick darkness gathered around me, and it seemed to me for a time as if I were doomed to sudden destruction.
After I h r to the p w I had p d to g, h l a me, and f m a, I k d and b to o up the d of my h to G. I had s d so, when i I was s u by some p which e o me, and had s an a i over me as to b my t so that I c n s. T d g a me, and it s to me for a t as if I were d to s d.
But, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into despair and abandon myself to destruction—not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being —just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.
B, e all my p to c upon G to d me out of the p of this e which had s u me, and at the v m when I was r to s into d and a m to d—not to an i r, b to the p of s a b f the u w, who had such m p as I had n b f in any b —just at this m of g a, I s a p of l e o my h, a the b of the s, which d g u it f u m
It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—“This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!”
It no s a than I f m d from the e w h me b. W the l r u me I s t P, whose b and g d all d, s a me in the a. O of t s unto me, c me by n and s, p to the o—“T is M B S. H H!”
My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
My o in g to i of the L was to k w of all the s was r, that I m know w to j. No s, t, did I get p of m, so as to be a to s, than I a the P who s a me in the l, w of all the s was r (for at this time it had n e into my h that all w w)—and which I s j.
I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”
I was a that I must j n of t, for they w all w; and the P who a me said t all their c were an a in his s; that those p were all c; that: “they d n to me with t l, but their h are f me, they t for d the c of m, h a form of g, but they deny the p t.”
He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself lying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home.
He again f me to j with a of t; and many o t did he s unto me, which I c w at this t. When I c to m a, I f m l on my b, l up into h. W the l had d, I h no s; but soon r in s d, I w h.
I a w t, m d t a o G, I r t t w t m t a. I w o t m o a b, c d, e i t s o e h a t. I w t f t i m l t I h m s a a, f a a m a I h n a y m t a t p v.
A I h r t t p w I h p d t g, h l a m, a f m a, I k d a b t o u t d o m h t G. I h s d s, w i I w s u b s p w e o m, a h s a a i o m a t b m t s t I c n s. T d g a m, a i s t m f a t a i I w d t s d.
B, e a m p t c u G t d m o o t p o t e w h s u m, a a t v m w I w r t s i d a a m t d—n t a i r, b t t p o s a b f t u w, w h s m p a I h n b f i a b —j a t m o g a, I s a p o l e o m h, a t b o t s, w d g u i f u m
I n s a t I f m d f t e w h m b. W t l r u m I s t P, w b a g d a d, s a m i t a. O o t s u m, c m b n a s, p t t o—“T i M B S. H H!”
M o i g t i o t L w t k w o a t s w r, t I m k w t j. N s, t, d I g p o m, s a t b a t s, t I a t P w s a m i t l, w o a t s w r (f a t t i h n e i m h t a w w)—a w I s j.
I w a t I m j n o t, f t w a w; a t P w a m s t a t c w a a i h s; t t p w a c; t: “t d n t m w t l, b t h a f m, t t f d t c o m, h a f o g, b t d t p t.”
H a f m t j w a o t; a m o t d h s u m, w I c w a t t. W I c t m a, I f m l o m b, l u i h. W t l h d, I h n s; b s r i s d, I w h.
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