History of the Prophet Joseph, by His MotherSmith, Lucy
History
History of the Prophet Joseph, by His Mother
Smith, Lucy
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
The belt also partook of the same influence, and, as
it moved in unison with the motion of the stream and of the tree,
it increased continually in refulgence and magnitude, until it
became exceedingly glorious.
I turned my eyes upon its fellow, which stood opposite; but it was
not surrounded with the belt of light as the former, and it stood
erect and fixed as a pillar of marble. No matter how strong the
wind blew over it, not a leaf was stirred, not a bough was bent;
but obstinately stiff it stood, scorning alike the zephyr's breath,
or the power of the mighty storm.
I wondered at what I saw, and said in my heart, What can be the
meaning of all this? And the interpretation given me was, that
these personated my husband and his oldest brother, Jesse Smith;
that the stubborn and unyielding tree was like Jesse; that the
other, more pliant and flexible, was like Joseph, my husband;
that the breath of heaven? which passed over them, was the pure
and undefiled gospel of the Son of God, which gospel Jesse would
always resist, but which Joseph, when he was more advanced in life,
would hear and receive with his whole heart, and rejoice therein;
and unto him would be added intelligence, happiness, glory, and
everlasting life.
CHAPTER XIV.
FIRST VISION OP JOSEPH SMITH, SENIOR--THE BOX--SECOND VISION--THE TREE
AND THE SPACIOUS BUILDING.
After selling the farm at Tunbridge, we moved only a short distance, to
the town of Royalton. Here we resided a few months, then moved again to
Sharon, Windsor county, Vermont. In the latter place, my husband rented
a farm of my father, which he cultivated in the summer, teaching school
in the winter. In this way my husband continued laboring for a few
years, during which time our circumstances gradually improved, until we
found ourselves quite comfortable again.
In the meantime, we had a son whom we called Joseph, after the name of
his father; he was born December 23, 1805. I shall speak of him more
particularly by and by.
We moved thence to Tunbridge. Here we had another son, whom we named
Samuel Harrison, born March 13, 1808. We lived in this place a short
time, then moved to Royalton, where Ephraim was born, March 13, 1810.
We continued here until we had another son, born March 13, 1811, whom
we called William.
About this time my husband's mind became much excited upon the subject
of religion; yet he would not subscribe to any particular system of
faith, but contended for the ancient order, as established by our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ, and his Apostles.
One night my husband retired to his bed, in a very thoughtful state of
mind, contemplating the situation of the Christian religion, or the
confusion and discord that were extant. He soon fell into a sleep, and
before waking had the following vision, which I shall relate in his own
words, just as he told it to me the next morning:--
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