A Vision of Voree, to The Prophet, James J. Strang, given on June 18, 1844.
1 On the eighteenth day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-four, James J. Strang was in the Spirit, and he was in the grove above the stone quarry on White River,
2 And he had a vision; and behold, he was carried away in the Spirit to the top of the hill in the west border of Racine, and Gardner’s prairie was to the north, and the White River marshes to the south,
3 And he saw in the vision; and the lands roundabout were covered with many houses and gardens, and there were streets, and shops, and people; even a city of many inhabitants.
4 And the city was built of stone, and there were few houses of brick and less of wood, and the gardens were many; and a few houses were very great, and their inhabitants many.
5 There was a change in the vision, and the people with lively pace and smiling countenances thronged the streets and passed by.
6 There was another change, and they were all assembled in a vast hall, and James J. Strang, surrounded by wise men and counsellors and priests and eloquent orators, arose and taught the people;
7 And the Spirit of prophecy witnesseth unto him, so shall it be; and the vision ended, and he was strengthened but his faith was weak.