He went out into a grove near his father's house, and after looking around to make sure that he was alone, he kneeled down on the grass under the trees and began to pray.

No sooner had he begun than some awful power which he could not see took hold of him and made it nearly impossible for him to speak.

It soon became dark around the boy, and Joseph thought the unseen power would kill him; but he struggled hard and tried to pray to God for help.
Just at that moment Joseph saw a great light coming down from above, and then the evil power left him.

The light was brighter than the sun, and as it came down and touched the tops of the trees, Joseph wondered why it did not burn them.

Then it shone all around him, and in the light, standing in the air above him, he saw two persons who looked like men, only they were shining with a glory that can not be described.