Religious – Dreams and Visions 1874–1886
On the night of , I dreamed that
I, with my husband, my parents, and his parents, with
many of our friends, was in the meeting house, attending a
party, where all appeared to be enjoying themselves, more
in social chat than dancing. I was standing alone near
the steps leading to the stand, when I saw one of the brethren
sitting near the first window, on the south side, turn and speak
to his wife, who was sitting near him. She immediatly called
me, and bade me look out of the window at the heavens which
were filled with writing. I was very much frightened at what I
saw, and screamed, bringing the whole assembly to witness the
scene. I saw in the Central portion of the sky, visible from the
window, a scroll, on which was written in letters, 15 or 18
inches high. The passage, (Enter ye in at the Straight gate)
to the north of this was written, (The law shall go forth out
(of Zion, and the word of the Lord, from Jerusalem,) [Micah 4:2]
also, (Except ye become as a little Child, ye can
in no wise, enter the Kingdom of heaven)
To the south was written, (Prepare ye, Prepare ye, the
(way of the Lord) Zion shall be established
(In the tops of the mountains) The earth is the
(Lord`s, and the fulness thereof.) [Psalms 24:1] Judgments are
(to Commence at the house of the Lord
also. (The Lord will Comfort Zion.)
These passages with many others, some of which I have never before
seen, were all grouped around the first one given, which was the
only one placed in a scroll, and the others, were in smaller letters,
also I saw, Search the scriptures, for in them ye
