The Voice of Spring: A Poem

HOW I OBTAINED A TESTIMONY OF THE GOSPEL. 495

finished my prayer than I heard a voice — the voice of the Spirit of God — which said unto me, ''You did not pray in the name of Jesus Christ; but if you pray in the name of Christ your prayer will be answered." This was, indeed, a revelation to me; for I believed that I

had prayed in the name of Jesus; but as soon as the voice spoke to me, I knew that I had not prayed in the name of Messiah. I again called upon the Lord, this time in the name of His Only Begotten Son, and ere I had finished my prayer, 1 felt the power of the Holy Ghost descend upon me. My whole soul was filled with its holy influence, and my frame shook. At the same time I was convinced beyond the shadow of doubt of the truth of the Gospel and the divine mission of Joseph Smith; yea, I could not have been more fully convinced and satisfied, had God Himself descended from heaven, and told me by His own voice that these things are true. Since that time I have had many manifestations from the Lord — visions, dreams, and revelations. And my testimony is that "God is no respecter of persons; but in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him."

THE VOICE OF SPRING-

"There is a tongue in every leaf! A voice in every rill! A voice that speaketh everywhere, In flood and fire, through earth and air; A tongue that's never still. 'Tis the Great Spirit, wide diffused Through everything we see, That with our spirits communeth Of things mysterious^ife and death, Time and eternity."