Elizabeth Ann Whitney and Newel K. Whitney Receive Divine Cloud and Voice at Midnight

Elizabeth Ann Whitney documented a remarkable spiritual manifestation to her and her husband as they prayed for the gift of the Holy Ghost. She recorded: 'One night- it was midnight- as my husband and I, in our house at Kirtland, were praying to the father to be shown the way, the spirit rested upon us and a cloud overshadowed the house. It was as though we were out of doors. The house passed away from our vision. We were not conscious of anything but the presence of the spirit and the cloud that was over us. We were wrapped in the cloud. A solemn awe pervaded us. We saw the cloud and we felt the spirit of the Lord. Then we heard a voice out of the cloud saying: Prepare to receive the word of the Lord, for it is coming!' This remarkable vision prepared them for the reception of further light and knowledge from the Lord.