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A Gentleman called this after noon by the name of Erastus Holmes of Newbury Clemon [Newberry, Clermont] Co. Ohio, he called to make enquiry about the establishment of the church of the latter-day Saints and to be instructed more perfectly in our doctrine &c I commenced and gave him a brief relation of my experience while in my juvenile years, say from 6 years old up to the time I received the first visitation of Angels which was when I was about 14. years old and also the visitations that I received afterward, concerning the book of Mormon, and a short account of the rise and progress of the church, up to this, date he listened verry attentively and seemed highly gratified, and intends to unite with the Church he is a verry candid man indeed and I am much pleased with him. | A Gentleman called this after noon by the name of Erastus Holmes of Newbury Clemon [Newberry, Clermont] Co. Ohio, he called to make enquiry about the establishment of the church of the latter-day Saints and to be instructed more perfectly in our doctrine &c I commenced and gave him a brief relation of my experience while in my juvenile years, say from 6 years old up to the time I received the first visitation of Angels which was when I was about 14. years old and also the visitations that I received afterward, concerning the book of Mormon, and a short account of the rise and progress of the church, up to this, date he listened verry attentively and seemed highly gratified, and intends to unite with the Church he is a verry candid man indeed and I am much pleased with him. | ||
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Relato de Joseph Smith da Primeira Visão, Joseph Smith Papers.
Ao ponderar em minha mente a respeito do tema religião e ao observar os diferentes sistemas ensinados aos filhos dos homens, eu não sabia quem estava certo ou quem estava errado. E, considerando que era de suma importância que eu adquirisse plena certeza sobre os assuntos de consequências eternas, estando assim confuso, retirei-me para o bosque silencioso e inclinei-me perante o Senhor, tendo um sentimento de compreensão sobre o que Ele tinha dito (se a Bíblia for verdadeira): “Pedi, e dar-se-vos-á; buscai, e achareis”, e novamente: “Se algum de vós tem falta de sabedoria, peça-a a Deus, que a todos dá liberalmente, e o não lança em rosto”.
Informação era o que eu mais desejava naquele momento, e com a firme determinação de obtê-la, clamei ao Senhor pela primeira vez no lugar acima indicado. Ou em outras palavras, fiz uma tentativa infrutífera de orar; minha língua parecia estar inchada na boca e eu não conseguia falar. Ouvi um barulho atrás de mim, como se fosse uma pessoa caminhando em minha direção. Esforcei-me novamente para orar, mas não consegui. O barulho de passos parecia estar cada vez mais perto. Levantei-me rapidamente e olhei em volta, mas não vi nenhuma pessoa ou coisa alguma que pudesse fazer tal ruído.
Ajoelhei-me novamente. Minha boca se abriu e minha língua foi libertada e invoquei o Senhor em fervorosa oração. Um pilar de fogo apareceu acima de minha cabeça. Na realidade pousou sobre mim e me encheu de alegria indescritível. Um personagem apareceu no meio desse pilar de fogo, que se espalhou ao redor de tudo e mesmo assim nada consumiu. Outro personagem logo apareceu, como o primeiro. Ele me disse: “Teus pecados te são perdoados”. Ele me testificou que Jesus Cristo é o filho de Deus. E eu vi muitos anjos nessa visão. Eu tinha cerca de quatorze anos de idade quando recebi essa primeira comunicação.
Thus came the word of the Lord unto me saying: verily thus saith the the Lord unto my servant Joseph concerning my servant Warren [Parrish] behold [p.35] his sins are forgiven him because of his desires to do the works of righteousness therefore in as much as he will continue to hearken unto my voice he shall be blessed with wisdom and with a sound mind even above his fellows, behold it shall come to pass in his day that he shall see great things shew forth themselves unto my people, he shall see much of my ancient records, and shall know of hiden things, and shall be endowed with a knowledge of hiden languages, and if he desires and shall seek it at my hand, he shall be privileged with writing much of my word, as a scribe unto me for the benefit of my people, therefore this shall be his calling until I shall order it otherwise in my wisdom and it shall be said of him in a time to come, behold Warren the Lords Scribe, for the Lords Seer whom he hath appointed in Israel: Therefore if he will keep my commandments he shall be lifted up at the last day, even so Amen
A Gentleman called this after noon by the name of Erastus Holmes of Newbury Clemon [Newberry, Clermont] Co. Ohio, he called to make enquiry about the establishment of the church of the latter-day Saints and to be instructed more perfectly in our doctrine &c I commenced and gave him a brief relation of my experience while in my juvenile years, say from 6 years old up to the time I received the first visitation of Angels which was when I was about 14. years old and also the visitations that I received afterward, concerning the book of Mormon, and a short account of the rise and progress of the church, up to this, date he listened verry attentively and seemed highly gratified, and intends to unite with the Church he is a verry candid man indeed and I am much pleased with him.
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