Glad Tidings Near Cumorah: Firsthand Accounts of Sacred Places, Angelic Visitations, and Ancient RelicsNoted author Bruce Dana has compiled a wonderful collection of eyewitness accounts detailing the establishment of the LDS Church the miraculous events of the Restoration come alive through these anecdotes a perfect gift for someone learning about the Church, but certain to strengthen the testimonies of all who read it After long centuries of apostate darkness, the restoration of the gospel began to unfold in upstate New York in the 1820s. In this peaceful area near the Hill Cumorah, young Joseph Smith spoke with Moroni, an angel sent from heaven. Moroni told Joseph a book written upon gold plates was buried in the nearby hill. Joseph Smith was also told there were other sacred items deposited with the plates. Whatever became of those sacred relics? Read about: Eyewitness accounts of the gold plates that were translated into the Book of Mormon Items viewed by the Three Witnesses, such as the sword of Laban, the Liahona, and the Urim and Thummim Appearances by resurrected beings to early members of the Church Joseph Smith's seer stone Your testimony will be strengthened as you read fascinating eyewitness accounts of early Saints who lived in this sacred area, saw heavenly visitors and beheld marvelous relics from the past. |
