The reason for it all, a bicentennial talk on the First Vision
I had the opportunity to speak today, and here is my talk, with the bonus notes of what I didn't get to cover. When Brother Reynolds asked me to speak and gave me the topic, I was more than thrilled to speak. After all, how often does one get to take about 3 minutes of a talk and stretch it into the remainder of the meeting? So, let’s begin, shall we? I wanted to begin by reading out of the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ , 1 st Nephi, chapter 13. Starting in verse 12 12 And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed of my brethren, who were in the promised land. 13 And it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God, that it wrought upon other Gentiles; and they went forth out of captivity, upon the m...