The Collected Works of Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith Jr.
that the Lord was able to
make them known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I was
caught away in the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly
high mountain, which I never had before seen, and upon which I
never had before set my foot.
1 Nephi 11:2
2 And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest thou?
1 Nephi 11:3
3 And I said: I desire to behold the things which my father saw.
1 Nephi 11:4
4 And the Spirit said unto me: Believest thou that thy father
saw the tree of which he hath spoken?
1 Nephi 11:5
5 And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words of
my father.
1 Nephi 11:6
6 And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a
loud voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for
he is God over all the earth, yea, even above all. And blessed
art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most
high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast
desired.
1 Nephi 11:7
7 And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign,
that after thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which
thy father tasted, thou shalt also behold a man descending out of
heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him
ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God.
1 Nephi 11:8
8 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I
looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my
father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea,
exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the
whiteness of the driven snow.
1 Nephi 11:9
9 And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the
Spirit: I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is
precious above all.
1 Nephi 11:10
10 And he said unto me: What desirest thou?
1 Nephi 11:11
11 And I said unto him: To know the interpretation thereof—for
I spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in
the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the
Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with
another.
1 Nephi 11:12
12 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look! And I looked
as if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from
before my presence.
1 Nephi 11:13
13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city
of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of
Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she
was exceedingly fair and white.
1 Nephi 11:14
14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel
came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what
beholdest thou?
1 Nephi 11:15
15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above
all other virgins.
1 Nephi 11:16
16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
1 Nephi 11:17
17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children;
nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.
1 Nephi 11:18
18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is
the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
1 Nephi 11:19
19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away
in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit
for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
1 Nephi 11:20
20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in
her arms.
1 Nephi 11:21
21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even
the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the
tree which thy father saw?
1 Nephi 11:22
22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which
sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men;
wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.
1 Nephi 11:23
23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the
soul.
1 Nephi 11:24
24 And after he had said these words, he said unto me: Look!
And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the
children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship
him.
1 Nephi 11:25
25 And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which
my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the
fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters
are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that
the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.
1 Nephi 11:26
26 And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the
condescension of God!
1 Nephi 11:27
27 And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my
father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should
prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and
was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the
heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and
abide upon him in the form of a dove.
1 Nephi 11:28
28 And I beheld that he went forth ministering unto the people,
in power and great glory; and the multitudes were gathered
together to hear him; and I beheld that they cast him out from
among them.
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