Vision Theme: Another American Civil War

Excerpts from John Taylor’s second vision (Horseshoe Vision):

He said, “I saw Salt Lake City become a great and beautiful city, cement sidewalks and streets, wealthy people, beautiful homes, extending almost to the top of the mountain south of the state prison. People became indifferent. War began among the people. I saw blood running down the gutters of Salt Lake City as if it were water. People fighting so much among themselves until it became so serious that the entire church records were taken across the Colorado River.

… Not only Salt Lake City, but other adjoining cities will be destroyed, and in the East, in Jackson county, Missouri, civilization will become entirely extinct. All means of transportation such as railroads and highways will be destroyed. The only means of travel will be on foot. And manufacturing of all kinds will be destroyed. Be sure when you see these things come that you will have buttons, needles, and things to work with in order to make clothing. Thread and cloth as much as possible because all tools and things to work with will be destroyed such as machinery.

It will become such a destructive war that the sufferings and drivings of the people from Nauvoo will only be as a drip in the bucket compared with the sufferings that will take place at that time. Until half the people will not follow the church leaders at that time and half the others will die or turn away because of the sufferings that they will have to go through. But the Lord will bless those who stay with the authorities and they shall not be destroyed.

…The vision was so terrible that he asked the Lord to close it up. But he said that those who would keep the commandments and adhere to the authorities of the church would survive; and the Lord would protect them as he did the people of Israel.

 

Elder Moses Thatcher Journal of Discourses Vol. 26:36

“Would to God we had statesmen with eyes clear enough to see!…. the day is not far distant, unless the Democratic and Republican parties open their eyes to the situation, when desolation and war will be in this government.

I will say when this nation, having sown to the wind, reaps the whirlwind; when brother takes up sword against brother; when father contends against son, and son against father; when he who will not take up his sword against his neighbor must needs flee to Zion for safety—then I would say to my friends come to Utah; for the judgments of God, commencing at the house of the Lord, will have passed away, and Utah, undisturbed, will be the most delightful place in all the Union. When war and desolation and bloodshed, and the ripping up of society come upon the nation, I have said to such, “Come to Utah and we will divide our morsel of food with you, we will divide our clothing with you, and we will offer you protection.” I will tell you, my brethren and sisters, the day will come, and it is not far distant, when he who will not take up his sword against his neighbor, will have to flee to Zion for safety; and it is presupposed in this prediction that Zion will have power to give them protection. We are not going to do it outside of the government, either; we are going to do it inside the government. There is no power in this land to turn this people against the government of the United States. They will maintain the Constitution of this country inviolate, and although it may have been torn to shreds they will tie it together again, and maintain every principle of it, holding it up to the downtrodden of every nation, kindred, tongue and people, and they will do it, too, under the Stars and Stripes. They will stand with their feet firmly upon the backbone of the American continent and maintain the principles which cost their fathers so much, and those principles cannot be taken away by men who violate their oath of office, and betray their trust.

I tell you that there are boys growing up in these mountains who have the principles of human liberty grounded deep in their hearts, and they will maintain them, not only for themselves, but for others. God speed the day I say—if the nation pursues its downward course and tears up these fundamental principles of government which have made them strong—when the Constitution may be rescued and all men and women shall be free again.”

 

George Washington saw a civil war and then an foreign troop invasion.

…”And this time the dark shadowy angel turned his face southward. From Africa I saw an ill-omened spectre approach our land. It flitted slowly and heavily over every town and city of the latter. The inhabitants presently set themselves in battle array against each other. As I continued looking, I saw a bright angel on whose brow rested a crown of light on which was traced the word ‘Union.’ He was bearing the American flag. He placed the flag between the divided nation and said, ‘Remember, ye are brethren.’

(This vision was received by George Washington in the winter of 1777. Washington told his vision to Anthony Sherman, who recounted it to Wesley Bradshaw, publisher of the National Stripes.)

Charles Evans 1894

Confidence is lost.  Wealth is arrayed against labor, labor against wealth….together with the policy of many wealthy ones, has produced distress and do presage further sorrow.  Mad with rage men and women rushed upon each other.  Blood flowed down the streets of cities like water.

Sols Caurdisto

I saw the international world war automatically break down, and national revolution occur in every country and complete the work of chaos and desolation.  …I saw the international boundary line disappear (Cananda/US) and these two governments broke up and dissolved into chaos.  I saw race rioting upon the American continent on a vast scale.

(Mentioned in Visions of Glory, p. 251) 1923

 

Name Unknown, A Temporary Gathering in Texas, 2012 (Lay member)

-War had been raging outside the US and was bad, but wasn’t in the states yet
-Attends a special meeting w/ the Stake Presidency and High Council, along w/ bishops, councilors, doctors and people with military or criminal justice backgrounds.
-Meeting discussed the current breakdown of law and order and coming troubles upon the nation
-The First Presidency and Twelve asked their stake to take in members from Louisiana and Lake Charles, to travel with them to Woodville, Texas, to be organized into groups of 10, 100, 1000, and 10,000.
-Many Saints were gathering together and headed West.
-Large tent cities set up in Evadale, Texas.
-The government slowly starting to collapse, but not completely yet
-Martial Law had been declared
-State and local law enforcement agencies federalized
-Courts suspended
-Europe was in complete war, except for England. Many US troops had been deployed to help.
-Troops called back home to help with resistance from Americans against Martial Law
-Many resist doing so or become deserters
-Los Angeles, St. Louis, Washington DC, and New York City ruled by mobs and gangs
-The President forced to flee Washington DC
-San Francisco, Seattle, and Denver soon to be overthrown by mobs
-Word spreads that the Mormons are fleeing to Utah
-Travels through Arizona, and around Colorado to get to Utah.
-Some non-members join them
-Many camps of safety/refuge set up all over Utah
-Once most of the Church gathered in the mountains, the world really begins to fall apart.
-The whole world is at war, including the US