1 Nephi 11:13

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

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

And I said unto him:

A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.

1 Nephi 11:16

And he said unto me:

Knowest thou the condescension of God?

1 Nephi 11:17

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

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

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

And I looked and beheld the virgin again,

bearing a child in her arms.

1 Nephi 11:21

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

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

And he spake unto me, saying:

Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.

1 Nephi 11:24

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

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.