Defending the Faith: Many of Prophet's revelations were shared experiences

Sidney Rigdon witnessed the revelation of the three degrees of glory (Doctrine and Covenants 76) with Joseph Smith at the John Johnson home in Hiram, Ohio. Further, as many as 12 other men may have been in the room at the same time. One of them, Philo Dibble, later said that, although he himself did not see the vision, he "saw the glory and felt the power" and that he and the others listened as Joseph and Sidney described what they were seeing.

The character of Joseph Smith is essential to the claims of the restoration. But he was not alone. The New Testament speaks of establishing facts through testimonies, "in the mouth of two or three witnesses." In this, as in innumerable other respects, the rise of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints accords with scripture.