keep his commandments, for a great work is before you and he expects a
great deal from you. I was so overjoyed I could not speak, I tried to
do so but could not. He said many other things for my comfort and
consolation, and just before leaving he stretched his hands over my head
again and referred to my Temple work and blessed me saying: "The Lord
will bless you with health and strength and make you well and strong,
and he expects you to spend your strength in doing his will, I therefore
bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. He then put his hands to-
gether in front of his face and dropped them down to his hipps. I then
saw him rise up to near the chandelier and pass out going towards the
hall and thence towards the dining hall. I was so overjoyed I cried
for joy. As soon as I could speak from crying and sobbing I related to
father what I had seen as I did not know whether it was proper to
speak of it or not; but I felt so overjoyed at such a manifestation and
have felt so ever since that I can scarcely contain myself. All my
pains ceased immediately. I felt like I could get out of my bed well
and strong, like I was completely restored to health. I partook of some
food with a relish.

This personage was the most beautiful man I ever saw. He had long
hair and beard, was dressed in a white under garment, then a kind of
skirt and something like a robe over his right shoulder, which was
drawn across his breast and fastened on the left side about the waist.
He had a small white bag trimmed with gold attached to his girdle, and
had a small gold like book in his hand, which seemed to be transparent.
I did not see any leaves, but I thought I could see print of writing in
the book. His head was bare and a circle of light around it. His feet
and hands were also bare.

About half an hour before this manifestation Bros. John R. Winder
and James Sharp, father, Andrew Smith and Will administered to me. Bro.

keep his commandments, for a great work is before you and he expects a great deal from you. I was so overjoyed I could not speak, I tried to do so but could not. He said many other things for my comfort and consolation, and just before leaving he stretched his hands over my head again and referred to my Temple work and blessed me saying: "The Lord will bless you with health and strength and make you well and strong, and he expects you to spend your strength in doing his will, I therefore bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. He then put his hands together in front of his face and dropped them down to his hips. I then saw him rise up to near the chandelier and pass out going towards the hall and thence towards the dining hall. I was so overjoyed I cried for joy. As soon as I could speak from crying and sobbing I related to father what I had seen as I did not know whether it was proper to speak of it or not; but I felt so overjoyed at such a manifestation and have felt so ever since that I can scarcely contain myself. All my pains ceased immediately. I felt like I could get out of my bed well and strong, like I was completely restored to health. I partook of some food with a relish.

This personage was the most beautiful man I ever saw. He had long hair and beard, was dressed in a white under garment, then a kind of skirt and something like a robe over his right shoulder, which was drawn across his breast and fastened on the left side about the waist. He had a small white bag trimmed with gold attached to his girdle, and had a small gold like book in his hand, which seemed to be transparent. I did not see any leaves, but I thought I could see print of writing in the book. His head was bare and a circle of light around it. His feet and hands were also bare.

About half an hour before this manifestation Bros. John R. Winder and James Sharp, father, Andrew Smith and Will administered to me. Bro.