Holy Ghost / Guidance and Direction

Electric Shock of Spirit Confirms Truth of Book of Mormon

1820s ยท 1829
Palmyra, New York
Solomon Chamberlain, Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, Smith family, Whitmer family

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When Solomon Chamberlain arrived at Father Smith's home in Palmyra and was told they had obtained a gold record and finished translating it, he opened his mouth to preach the doctrines that the angel had made known to him in his earlier vision. The Smith family marveled greatly, saying that the very things Solomon was preaching to them were written down in their house, taken from the gold record. Solomon then said, 'If you are a visionary house, I wish you would make known some of your discoveries.' They then made known to him that they had obtained the gold record, and the Lord revealed to Solomon by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost that this was the work he had been looking for. The confirmation came to him through the power of the Spirit, matching the electrical shock he had experienced when hearing about the Gold Bible.

Sources & References

Solomon Chamberlain, Autobiography (1788-1850), Holograph HBLL

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