1 Nephi 11:8 8 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me:  Look!  And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.

1 Nephi 11:9 9 And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the Spirit:  I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is precious above all.

1 Nephi 11:10 10 And he said unto me:  What desirest thou?

1 Nephi 11:11 11 And I said unto him:  To know the interpretation thereof—­for I spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another.

1 Nephi 11:12 12 And it came to pass that he said unto me:  Look!  And I looked as if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from before my presence.

1 Nephi 11:13 13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities.  And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.

1 Nephi 11:14 14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me:  Nephi, what beholdest thou?

1 Nephi 11:15 15 And I said unto him:  A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.

1 Nephi 11:16 16 And he said unto me:  Knowest thou the condescension of God?

1 Nephi 11:17 17 And I said unto him:  I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.

1 Nephi 11:18 18 And he said unto me:  Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.

1 Nephi 11:19 19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying:  Look!

1 Nephi 11:20 20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms.

1 Nephi 11:21 21 And the angel said unto me:  Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father!  Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?

1 Nephi 11:22 22 And I answered him, saying:  Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.

1 Nephi 11:23 23 And he spake unto me, saying:  Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.

1 Nephi 11:24 24 And after he had said these words, he said unto me:  Look!  And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him.

1 Nephi 11:25 25 And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.