Vision of Jesus Christ and Angels at Kirtland Temple Endowment

During the endowment ceremony at the Kirtland Temple in the spring of 1835, Harrison Burgess was in a meeting for instruction in the upper part of the temple with about a hundred of the high priests, seventies, and elders. The Saints fell to shout 'Hosannah,' and the spirit of God rested upon him in mighty power. He beheld the room lighted up with a peculiar light such as he had never seen before—soft and clear—and the room looked to him as though it had neither roof nor floor to the building. He beheld Joseph Smith the Prophet and Hyrum Smith the Prophet's brother, and Roger Orton enveloped in the light. Joseph exclaimed aloud, 'I behold the Saviour, the Son of God.' Hyrum exclaimed 'I behold the angels of heaven.' Brother Orton exclaimed, 'I behold the chariots of Israel.' All who were in the room felt the power of God to that degree that many prophesied. The remembrance of this manifestation Harrison would never forget while he lived upon the earth.