Visions, 3 April 1836 [D&C 110]

The vail was taken from their minds and the eyes of their understandings were opened. They saw the Lord standing upon the breast work of the pulpit before them. and under his feet was a paved work of pure gold, in color like amber: his eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was like the pure snow, his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun, and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the Voice of Jehovah, saying, I am the first and the last. I am he who liveth. I am he who was slain. I am your Advocate with the Father. Behold your sins are forgiven you. You are clean before me, therefore, lift up your heads and rejoice, let the hearts of your brethren rejoice and let the hearts of all my brethren <​people​> rejoice, who have with their might, built this to my name. For behold I have accepted this and my name shall be here; and I will manifest myself to my people, in mercy, in this , Yea I will appear unto my servants and speak unto them with mine own voice, if my people will keep my and do not pollute this . Yea the hearts of thousands and tens of thousands shall greatly rejoice in consequence of the blessings which shall be poured out, and the with which my servants have already been endowed and shall hereafter be endowed in this . and the fame of this shall spread to foreign lands, and this is the beginning of the blessing, which shall [p. 192]