Church History Gems: Revelations to the Prophet Joseph

Gems on Church History
Revelations to the Prophet Joseph
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“The spirit of revelation moved powerfully upon the Prophet Joseph Smith. Often others were present with him when revelations were received. . .

“Some who shared in this marvelous revelatory experience were impressed with how smoothly these revelations from the Lord flowed, and how, except for minor corrections such as spelling or punctuation, they required no editing. Said Parley P. Pratt: ‘Each sentence was uttered slowly and very distinctly, and with a pause between each, sufficiently long for it to be recorded, by an ordinary writer, in long hand. . . . There was never any hesitation, reviewing or reading back, in order to keep the run of the subject; neither did any of these communications undergo revisions, interlinings or corrections. As he dictated them so they stood, so far as I have witnessed; and I was present to witness the dictation of several communications of several pages each.’ (Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt [1985], 48.)”

Topic: Revelation

(M. Russell Ballard, “Marvelous Are the Revelations of the Lord,” Ensign, May 1998, 31)