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My First Vision
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We all went under the tree and sat down to look at the glory
of the place, when Brethren Fitch and Stockman, [
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who had preached the gospel of the kingdom, and whom God had
laid in the grave to save them, came up to us and asked us what
we had passed through while they were sleeping. We tried to call
up our greatest trials, but they looked so small compared with the
far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory that surrounded us
that we could not speak them out, and we all cried out, “Alleluia,
heaven is cheap enough!” and we touched our glorious harps and
made heaven’s arches ring.
With Jesus at our head we all descended from the city down to
this earth, on a great and mighty mountain, which could not bear
Jesus up, and it parted asunder, and there was a mighty plain. Then
we looked up and saw the great city, with twelve foundations, and
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twelve gates, three on each side, and an angel at each gate. We all
cried out, “The city, the great city, it’s coming, it’s coming down
from God out of heaven,” and it came and settled on the place where
we stood. Then we began to look at the glorious things outside of
the city. There I saw most glorious houses, that had the appearance
of silver, supported by four pillars set with pearls most glorious to
behold. These were to be inhabited by the saints. In each was a
golden shelf. I saw many of the saints go into the houses, take off
their glittering crowns and lay them on the shelf, then go out into the
field by the houses to do something with the earth; not as we have
to do with the earth here; no, no. A glorious light shone all about
their heads, and they were continually shouting and offering praises
to God.
I saw another field full of all kinds of flowers, and as I plucked
them, I cried out, “They will never fade.” Next I saw a field of
tall grass, most glorious to behold; it was living green and had a
reflection of silver and gold, as it waved proudly to the glory of King
Jesus. Then we entered a field full of all kinds of beasts—the lion,
the lamb, the leopard, and the wolf, all together in perfect union. We
passed through the midst of them, and they followed on peaceably
after. Then we entered a wood, not like the dark woods we have
here; no, no; but light, and all over glorious; the branches of the
trees moved to and fro, and we all cried out, “We will dwell safely