A vision
Scope and Contents
Handwriten "vision." Young was concerned about the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and the mission of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844). While asleep he had a vision in which he was shown the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated. He was also given a sword with which to fight against evil. He was also given an interpretation of the dream. The date of the item is uncertain.
Dates
- approximately 1840
Creator
- Young, John, 1791-1870 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from A vision must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical note
Mormon pioneer and brother of the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young.
Extent
1 item (2 p.)(0.01 linear ft.)
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of A vision
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 December 2
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States