Leaders of the Church have been clear that the revelation of such matters, even if true, is never the privilege of anyone save the President of the Church. If he sustains the president of the Church and does not wish to challenge him, he would not reveal and disclose things that he says were for him alone. Visions of Glory is written by John Pontius and recounts several. If this is so, it makes little sense for Spencer to spread them about. If you care to read the very lengthy explanation about my many problems to this book, read on. These visions were given to Spencer to prepare him personally for what lay ahead in his own life” (13). From master biographer William Manchester, The Last Lion: Visions of Glory reveals the first fifty-eight years of the life of an adventurer, aristocrat, soldier, and statesman whose courageous leadership guided the destiny of his darkly troubled timesand who is remembered as one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. Something said in the website mentioned earlier really stood out to me: “First, he sustains the living prophet and his preeminent calling in revealing the word of God to the Church. However, I know personally that one of the best ways to deceive someone is to hide a few lies under many layers of truth. The spiritual gifts he received where received line upon line and bit by bit. I also enjoyed how he never received anything for free. I saw a lot of parallels to the time described in the early chapters of 3 Nephi in the Book of Mormon. I also enjoyed his description of the calamities before the second coming. I honestly think that part has a lot of truth to it, but again I don't know and could easily be wrong about that. I also very much enjoyed the way he described the spiritual plane of existence. Their recipient is an anonymous informant called Spencer in the book. As I read through it I felt at least a few parts were true, especially when Spencer described Christ. Visions of Glory is written by John Pontius and recounts several visions and spiritual manifestations. Here is a link to the reasons as to why not: I read this book with an open mind, giving it the benefit of the doubt. Having read it and read the criticisms about it, I can say it's an interesting book with possibly a few truths here and there, but it is not inspired of God.