28a Voices of the Restoration: Testimonies of “the Vision”
Voices of the Restoration: Testimonies of “the Vision”
Wilford Woodruff
Brother Woodruff’s first impressions of “The Vision”,
D&C 76:
“I was taught from my childhood that there was one Heaven
and one Hell, and was told that the wicked all had one punishment and the
righteous one glory. …
“… When I read the vision … , it enlightened my
mind and gave me great joy, it appeared to me that the God who revealed that
principle unto man was wise, just and true, possessed both the best of
attributes and good sense and knowledge, I felt He was consistent with both
love, mercy, justice and judgment, and I felt to love the Lord more than ever
before in my life.”
“The ‘Vision’ [is] a revelation which gives more light, more
truth and more principle than any revelation contained in any other book we
ever read. It makes plain to our understanding our present condition, where we
came from, why we are here, and where we are going to. Any man may know through
that revelation what his part and condition will be.”
“Before I saw Joseph I said I did not care how old he was,
or how young he was; I did not care how he looked—whether his hair was long or
short; the man that advanced that revelation [the vision recorded in section
76] was a prophet of God. I knew it for myself.”
Phebe Crosby Peck:
“The Lord is revealing the mysteries of the heavenly Kingdom
unto his Children. … Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon made us a visit last
spring, and we had many joyful meetings while they were here, and we had many
mysteries unfolded to our view, which gave me great consolation. We could view
the condescension of God in preparing mansions of peace for his children. And
whoso will not receive the fullness of the gospel and stand as valiant soldiers
in the cause of Christ cannot dwell in the presence of the Father and the Son.
But there is a place prepared for all who do not receive, but it is a place of
much lesser glory than to dwell in the Celestial kingdom. I shall not attempt
to say any farther concerning these things as they are now in print and are
going forth to the world. And you perhaps will have an opportunity of reading
for yourself, and if you do, I hope you will read with a careful and a
prayerful heart, for these things are worthy of notice. And I desire that you
may search into them, for it is that which lends to our happiness in this world
and in the world to come.”
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