| Introduction,
9
Part One: Angels: Who are They and Why Do They Come?
Are Angels Real?, 11
What Type of Beings Are Angels?, 13
What Do Angels Look Like?, 14
What Conditions are Necessary for Angelic Visits?, 15
Angels and the Restoration, 17
Why Do Angels Come to Earth?, 18
Angels Watch Over and Help Us, 19
Angels Bring Messages and Protect Us from Harm, 20
Angels Need Permission to Come to Earth, 22
Angels Prefer to Visit in Private, 23
Unseen Angels, 24
Part Two: Angels Testifying of the Truth
"The Gospel is True", 27
"Four Personages Standing By My Bed", 28
"Every Shadow of Doubt Vanished", 31
"A Heavenly Vision of the Savior", 32
"He Heard a Voice as from the Heaven", 33
"I Stood in the Presence of the Angel", 34
"Arise and Go with Me", 35
"Moroni Knelt with Him by the Bedside", 36
"It was the Brightest Light I Ever Saw", 37
"This Vision I Received from an Angel", 38
"I Felt the Hand of the Angel on My Head", 39
"This Personage Spoke in the Nephite Language",
41
"I Heard a Sweet Melodious Voice", 43
"I Saw the Heavens Opened", 46
"The Most Glorious Experience", 46
"A Voice Called to Me", 48
"The Savior Told Her to Follow His Teachings", 49
Part Three: Angels Healing the Afflicted
"No Medical Skill Could Reach Me", 51
"You Must Do Something or Your Baby Will Die", 52
"A Strange Man Came to My Bedside", 53
"I Felt the HeaIing Power of the Lord", 54
"I Saw Him Standing Beside My Bed", 55
"I Ought to Have Been Dead Two Days", 56
"A Tall Man in White Came into His Room", 58
"Go to the Hospital", 59
"Your Father is Here Standing by My Side", 60
She Distinctly Heard a Voice, 62
"My Eyes Were Healed", 63
"There was a Guide Close By My Side", 64
She Chose to Remain Deaf, 65
"The Lord Will Care for You", 66
"She Saw Her Sister and Grandmothers", 67
"My Arthritis Left Me that Day", 68
"Her Recovery Seemed Doubtful", 69
"Go and Fulfill Your Mission", 70
Part Four: Angels Comforting During Trials
An Angel's Voice Told Him to Help, 72
"Cheer Up, Sister Wignall", 72
"A Heavenly Personage Stood By Me", 73
"I've Come with a Message for You", 74
"A Voice of Surpassing Sweetness", 75
"AmI to Go with You?", 76
"A Messenger from the Unseen World", 77
"They are Now Doing that Greater Work", 78
"My True Condition was Known in Heaven", 79
"She was Overwhelmed with Joy and Peace", 82
The Answering of a Roadside Prayer, 83
"One of the Most Real Things in All My Life", 85
"Thy Strength is in Me", 86
"I Saw a Personage Draped in Perfect White", 88
"You Have Seen Your Father", 89
"Don't Be Afraid, Nothing Will Hurt You", 90
Part Five: Angels Increasing faith
An Angel's Voice Told Him to Help, 91
"I Knew Joseph Smith was A Prophet of God", 92
"I Have Actually Seen a Vision", 93
"You Shall Have Visitors", 95
"I Felt a Hand Upon My Left Shoulder", 96
"The Light of that Truth Filled My Whole Being",
97
"Many People have Seen the Elders in Visions", 98
"You are on the Right Track", 99
"The Brightness Filled Him with Wonder", 100
"Behold Thy Brethren", 102
"A Glorious Personage Stood Before Me", 103
"Heavenly Personages Came Down", 104
"I Had a Vision of a Young Man", 104
"He Seemed to See Three Personages", 105
"I Saw the Spirit of President Joseph F. Smith",
106
"He Saw a Heavenly Messenger", 107
"That Man was One of the Three Nephites", 107
The Personage Told Her to Be Baptized Again, 109
"His Countenance was Dazzling to Behold", 109
"All Unbelief Melted Away", 110
"In the Light I Saw People", 112
"Lay Hold of Eternal Life", 113
"Some Person Appeared to Come from Above", 114
Part Six: Angels Bringing Messages that Support, Guide
or Instruct
"I Heard the Voice Plainly and Distinctly",
116
"Arise and Go to Cronk Na Mona", 118
"A Most Pleasing Voice", 121
A Voice from Hill Cumorah, 122
"There She is Now!", 124
"A Messenger Stood by My Side", 125
"Heavenly Messengers Have Been My Visitors", 126
"I Did See My Father and Mother", 127
"He Actually Saw the Savior", 128
The Voice Came Three Times, 129
"A Vision of Angels", 130
"Stick with the Old Ship", 130
'"Take Your Money Out of Your Purse!", 131
"His Work on this Earth was Finished", 132
"Papa Has Just Been Here and Left a Message!", 133
"Standing in the Air Was a Lovely, Sweet Woman",
134
"A Voice Spoke and Said, 'Go to Brighton'", 135
"I Only Knew that I was So Glad", 136
"This is a Most Delightful Place!", 136
"A Personage Appeared", 137
"It is Your Duty to Build that House", 138
"Give Ear to the Messenger of Heaven", 139
"The Spirit of God Spoke to Me", 140
"You Will Live to See the Day", 141
"Go to Copenhagen and Get My Servant", 144
Part Seven: Angels Protecting Mortals
"You are Supposed to Be Dead", 147
"A Voice Said, 'Don't Go!'", 148
The Voice Told Him to Climb a Higher Tree, 149
Missionaries Told They Would Be Protected, 149
Warned Three Times By an Angel's Voice, 150
"Get Out of this Place or Your Life is Taken!",
151
"Move!", 152
"Go Straight North, Quick!", 153
"An Angel Lifted the Wheel", 155
"We've Got a Very Sick Boy", 155
"Go to Your Baby", 156
"We were Led to the Only Safe Spot", 156
"Go in and Sit Down", 157
"The Army All Turned and Ran", 158
A Voice Warned Him to Flee, 158
Told Not to Persecute the Elders, 160
"The Voice Sounded Like that of His Mother", 161
"Don't Go Over There!", 161
"He Felt a Firm Hold on His Own Hand", 162
Part Eight: The Heavens Were Opened
"This is One of the Three Men", 164
"I Could Not Doubt that She was Actually There",
165
"I Saw the Most Beautiful Personage", 166
"Oh, There's My Brother Come", 167
"On His Head was a Crown of Gold", 167
"You Shall Hear and See Prophets", 169
"He Asked if All Dead People Wore White", 169
"Their Faces Shone with Youth and Beauty", 170
"My Mother Stood by My Side", 171
"There was No Veil", 172
"At the Edge was a Person Dressed in White", 174
"He Saw a Personage in the Woods", 175
"He Could See the Nations of the Dead", 175
"I Recognized Him as My Grandfather", 177
Endnotes, 179
Index, 189
About the Author, 191 |
