Pillar of Light and Miraculous Illumination Over Kirtland Baptizing Place

“I will here observe that about the time which I write, there were many signs and wonders seen in the heavens above and in the earth beneath in the region of Kirtland, both by saints and strangers. A pillar of light was seen every evening for more than a month hovering over the place where we did our baptizing. One evening also, as Brother William Blakesley and I were returning home from meeting, we observed that it was unusually light, even for moonlight, but, on reflection, we found the moon was not to be seen that night. Although it was cloudy, it was as light as noonday, and we could seemingly see a tree farther that night than we could in the daytime. These heavenly manifestations testified to the truthfulness of the work, and were seen by many of the inhabitants of Kirtland, who were not members of the Church, and who were unable to account for them upon any natural principles.”

— Philo Dibble, 'Philo Dibble's Narrative,' Early Scenes in Church History