Letter from Joseph Bosworth, 17 February 1834

The Visions which I have had from God fore some  month past Stand Conspicuous before <my> mind with <out> which  Every thing from my youth to this Day would  Vanish out of my Sight or to nothing compared to  the two Visions most remarkable which I had Last  night Surpassing all thing heretofore Known by  me——

you Know Breathren how Difficult it is to com municate the things which God Gives us by writeing I  Shall therefore not attempt nor expect to give you  but a verry Slight Sketch of the out Lines of any  revalations or Visions

on the 16th Feb 10 Oclock in the Evening 1834  commenced the things a part of which I write to you

I Saw a Strange appearance in the Sky in the East  Next a boddy of Light raiseing up in the Same  place. while this Luminary was raising which was not  brighter then the Sun – I Saw another most grand  fountain of Light more majestick then any thing thing  that Eever <I> Saw of Great magnitude and the Light  that flowed from <it> is indecrible So bright that it  would Shine bright on the Sun or as much brighter  then the Sun as the Sun is brighter then the moon  this greater then all Light, – was far in the South  So Low Down that it appered to be allmost Levil  with the Surface of the Earth but not on the Earth  tho it give its light to the Earth which Light was not  a flaming Light Like the Sun but the most pure  Light to Look upon with great pleasure, the purity  of this Light, I can not tell you any thing about  neather can I tell you any thing of its great Splender  I Looked at this great Sight in the South <with> great Earnest ness. as I Supposed it wont Soon Disappear and the other  one in the East I could See after this had Disappeared  if I Should Sit here and write respecting this most beautifull  appearing Luminary three Days I Should not be able  to <give> you any Idea of the Exelence of its glorious appearance  when or whether at all these Lights Disapeared in my  Vision I am not able to tell as my Eyes were [p. [1]]