The Book of Visions

1On January 25, 1987 I was preaching the bible to the people in Bangued. As I was walking down to the edge of the Abra river to take a rest, three men approached me. They were much taller than me. One of the three men asked me who I was. I told them my name and asked their names. They said they could not tell me their names. But they told me that God has sent them to find me. I was very curious. They next told me that I needed to be baptized and given the priesthood of God. I asked why I needed these things since I was baptized as and infant and I didn't know about the priesthood they spoke of. They told me that baptism of infants was a tradition of the Catholic church, but did not come from the teachings of Christ in the Bible. They said that my prior baptism was not sufficient to manifest my faith in Christ, but rather I should be baptized of my own will. Such baptism is the 3 Nephites 3rd Nephi 28:25 fruit of faith and repentance. They also told me that the priesthood I would receive is the authority and power that I should use in preaching the Word of God among the people of the Philippines. I accepted their explanation and they told me to remove my clothes and go down into the water of the river. One of the men entered into the river with me and stood by me. He then spoke my name and baptized me in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. He then aided me as I dipped my body into the river so that all my body was covered. After a second or two I stood up and came out of the water. After these things happened I came out of the river and put my clothes on again. They instructed me to kneel down, and I did. They then placed their hands on my head and one of the other of the three pronounced that the gift of the Holy Ghost should come upon me. As he did a bright aura of light came over me. I felt a warmth and power. After he was finished I stood up and start speaking a language I could not understand. I could feel the power of God flowing through me and this was the way it manifested itself. After I finished speaking I looked at them and one of them told me that what I spoke was true and the others confirmed it. I don't know if what I spoke was true because I could not understand it. But it seems that they could. After this they again told me to kneel down and they put their hands on my head. Then the last of the three pronounced that I should receive the holy priesthood of God. After this they taught me many important things and then left. After which I sat on the bank of the river until the night thinking about the things that happened.