The Book of Visions

1On June 23, 1986 I prepared for my journey by gathering equipment and my camera. I took a bus to the town closest to the mountain where the cave was. I hired a tricycle to take me as far as I could go. I then started hiking into the mountains. I believe God helped guide me through the forest. After three hours of hiking I found the location of the cave. Even though I had been hiking for so long after I saw the rocks covering the cave I was so excited that I started pulling rocks away. I realized though that there were too many rocks in the way. But I felt a strong feeling come over me to leave. I placed a few rocks to mark the entrance of the cave if I was ever to return. I hiked back down the mountain. When I reached the trail I saw someone waiting where I had been dropped off. He was an American and he approached me. He said to me that his name was Oleeha, and that God had told him to meet me here. He told me that he knew I was interested in archeology and that I had come here for a special reason. He said it was good I came because God had caused me to do so. I thought it was very strange that he knew about what had happened. Oleeha said that God had given him gifts to translate ancient records and that he was sent to aid me in translating the record I had seen in my vision. He told me I had an important work to do and that I should pray to God to have the strength to do this work. He told me not to let anyone else know the location of the cave. I told him I wanted to see the copper sheets so that I could take them to a university to get them tested, but he told me not to do it, but God has appointed a time when the sheets can be tested. He told me not to come back to cave until an appointed time. I told him that I was very skeptical of what he was saying, I asked him how he knew all these things? If it wasn't for the vision I had earlier I would have thought this was all a hoax. He told me to do just one thing, wait. He told me to wait for three months. I should not discuss these things for three months and if something miraculous doesn't happen in three months then I could do whatever I wanted with the cave. I told him I would do that. As we walked we talked for a time and he asked me about my faith, and my belief in Christ. After we arrived back at the town he said he needed to leave. He told me he would explain some more things to me at a later time. When I asked how he would know where to find me he simply said, "God will show me." He walked away from me and down a street.