Visions of Glory’s portrayal of Jesus Christ and His method of interacting with the Saints is not consistent with scripture.Ģ. They usually affirm their testimony of the truthfulness of the restored gospel by asserting the conclusion, not by giving details on how it was obtained.' (The Lord's Way)ġ. They seldom mention miracles in bearing their testimonies, and they rarely preach from the pulpit about signs that the gospel is true. They do not speak publicly of their most sacred experiences. 'By and large, Latter-day Saints observe this direction. Prior to teaching the endowment, Joseph Smith warned the Saints: “Let us be faithful and silent, brethren, and if God gives you a manifestation, keep it to yourselves.” Of this remark, Elder Dallin H. Experience has shown, however, that an anxious interest in such light and knowledge can lead to being deceived, misled, and manipulated if we are not sufficiently grounded in true principles relating to revelation and learning. The Saints should always be seeking for further light and knowledge. It concludes with an appendix containing other visions which may provide parallels or points of comparison to Spencer’s claims. It includes an account of visions of the spirit world, a series of vignettes of apocalyptic last-days scenarios, and describes Spencer’s foretold role in preparing the world for the second coming of Christ. Their recipient is an anonymous informant called “Spencer” in the book. Visions of Glory is written by John Pontius and recounts several visions and spiritual manifestations. If you care to read the very lengthy explanation about my many problems to this book, read on.

I know there are those out there who read the book who will consider my statement almost blasphemous, but I can back my claims. He does add some disclaimers to his story saying that he doesn't pretend to say that the events in the future will happen exactly as he 'saw' them, but that hasn't kept many of the readers from believing his account as gospel truth, which it most certainly is NOT! In fact, the book is full of false doctrine. Pontius, claims this was his real experience. However, the author who related the story to Mr. If it had been presented as a work of fiction, I could have tolerated it. I know there are many people, mostly LDS, who have read this book and just loved it. He does add some disclaimers to his story saying that he doesn't pretend to say that the events in the future will happen exactly as he 'saw' them, but that hasn't kept many of the readers from believi If I could give the book zero stars I would.

If I could give the book zero stars I would.

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