Jesus Christ, Appearances Of

George Q. Cannon's Vision and Conversation with the Savior

Published August 26, 2026 at 6:26 AM

1890s · 1893
Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Todd Morgan

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Todd Morgan

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During the priesthood leadership meetings held in the Salt Lake Temple on 19-20 April 1893, immediately following the dedication, First Counselor George Q. Cannon bore testimony of his personal experiences with the Savior. He declared, "My mind has been rapt in vision and have saw the beauties and Glory of God. I have saw and conversed with the Savior face to face." Cannon's testimony, shared with the gathered priesthood leaders in the newly dedicated temple, confirmed that the dedicatory season had been attended by heavenly manifestations, including direct visionary communion with the Lord Jesus Christ. The experience underscored Cannon's own 1871 prophecy that the completed temple would be attended by unprecedented manifestations of the goodness of God, a prophecy now fulfilled in his own firsthand vision of the Savior.

Fuller account of this event (from Brian H. Stuy, "Come Let Us Go Up to the Mountain of the Lord": The Salt Lake Temple Dedication, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 31, no. 3 (Fall 1998): 115–140):

Following Smith's testimony, George Q. Cannon bore testimony of his personal experiences with the Savior. "My joy is full, my desires are granted to see union again prevail in our midst. I have been greatly favored of the Lord. My mind has been rapt in vision and have saw the bea[u]ties and Glory of God. I have saw and conversed with the Savior face to face. God will bestow this upon you."

In Their Own Words

“I have been greatly favored of the Lord. My mind has been rapt in vision and have saw the bea[u]ties and Glory of God. I have saw and conversed with the Savior face to face. God will bestow this upon you.”

— George Q. Cannon, Salt Lake Temple dedication leadership meeting, April 1893, quoted in Brian H. Stuy, Dialogue 31, no. 3 (Fall 1998)

Sources & References

Brian H. Stuy, "Come Let Us Go Up to the Mountain of the Lord": The Salt Lake Temple Dedication, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 31, no. 3 (Fall 1998): 115-140. https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/come-let-us-go-up-to-the-mountain-of-the-lord-the-salt-lake-temple-dedication/ Fuller account: Brian H. Stuy, "Come Let Us Go Up to the Mountain of the Lord": The Salt Lake Temple Dedication, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 31, no. 3 (Fall 1998): 115–140 — https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/come-let-us-go-up-to-the-mountain-of-the-lord-the-salt-lake-temple-dedication/

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