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 CHAPTER VII.

November, 1833, Joseph first met Brigham Young, who had been baptized in the preceding April. At that time the latter resided in New York, following the business of a painter and glazier; but he had not hitherto enjoyed an opportunity of meeting the Prophet face to face. Heber C. Kimball and Joseph Young accompanied Brigham, and they had a high time of rejoicing in Kirtland. During this brief visit, Brigham and his relative, John P. Green, "spake in tongues," and this was the first time that the "gift" had been demonstrated. The same influence fell upon others, and they also "spake in tongues," and Joseph the Prophet is said to have been among the gifted ones.

On Christmas Day he received the famous prophetic revelation relating to the rebellion in the South. On the 27th, "the Lord" intimated his desire that a house should be built to his name, in which "the School of the Prophets" should assemble, and everything in the shape of prayer and teaching be done in perfect order thus preparing the way for the Kirtland temple.

To Joseph and the Saints, the year 1833 was destined to be an eventful time. The general cause was advancing, but the faithful in Missouri were doomed to suffer persecution.

Early in the year Joseph finished the inspired translation of the New Testament, and by the beginning of July completed