I Saw Angels Descending
In the middle of Nephi’s vision of the life of the Savior’s mortal ministry, he saw that angels would be sent down among men in the meridian of time: “And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the heavens open again, and I saw angels descending upon the children of men; and they did minister unto them” (1 Nephi 11:30). There are indeed several stories related to angels during the Savior’s time in mortality that Nephi could have seen. In the temple Zacharias saw a temple to announce to him the future birth of John the Baptist: “And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John” (Luke 1:11-13). Mary learned of her role as the mother of the Son of God through an an...