“One is inclined to say that surely God could block such an experience if he wished to. But the text suggests otherwise: ‘this man … could not be kept from within the veil.’ This may be an unprecedented case of a mortal man’s desire, will, and purity so closely approaching the heavenly standard that God could not but honor his devotion. Given such faith, we should not be surprised that the Lord would show … him visions that would be relevant to the mission of all the Book of Mormon prophets and to the events of the latter-day dispensation” (Holland, Christ and the New Covenant, 23–24).