Conversion of Paul the Apostle Acts says that Paul was on his way from Jerusalem to Syrian Damascus with a mandate issued by the High Priest to seek out and arrest followers of Jesus, with the intention of returning them to Jerusalem as prisoners for questioning and possible execution. The journey is interrupted when Paul sees a blinding light, and communicates directly with a divine voice. The account continues with a description of Ananias of Damascus receiving a divine revelation instructing him to visit Saul at the house of Judas on the Street Called Straight and there lay hands on him to restore his sight
Paul S. Edwards Paul S. Edwards Paul S. Edwards is an American journalist and academic and previous editor of the "Deseret News." He now works as a political staffer for Utah Governor Gary Herbert. Edwards graduated from Brigham Young University with University Honors and received both a JD and PhD in jurisprudence and social policy from the University of California, Berkeley. After law school, Edwards clerked for Judge Cecil F. Poole of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Edwards taught in the political science department at Brigham Young University before becoming vice president for academic affairs at the Institute for Humane Studies. Prior