The Man's Experience of the Withdrawal of the Spirit

“I heard of one man who thought he did not have any testimony of the authenticity or divinity of the Book of Mormon, and he asked the Lord if the Book was true, to withdraw from him His spirit for a space of time as a testimony to him that he might know by that evidence that it was divine. The Lord answered his request. The effect was of the most startling kind. His experience was of such a terrible nature that he prostrated himself in supplication before the Lord for a speedy return of the precious gift he had voluntarily cast from him. After suffering past description the Spirit returned; he knew for himself then that the Book of Mormon was true and that this gospel was the plan of life and salvation. — The Young Woman's Journal 4:3”