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
Life of Joseph Smith from 1827 to 1830 "Palmyra Freeman" article written by Jonathan A. Hadley . Between August and October 1829, the Hadley article was reprinted in Lockport, New York , Rochester, New York , Painesville, Ohio , and Salem, Massachusetts . In July and August, the Biblical-sounding language style of the Book of Mormon<nowiki>'s</nowiki> title page was satirized by a series of articles in a Rochester paper . In October, Smith moved to Harmony, Pennsylvania to rejoin his wife Emma, leaving Oliver Cowdery in charge of supervising the publication in Palmyra . Before leaving, Smith said he had a revelation that the original manuscript should remain