LMS letter to her family describing appearance of Moroni.
Lucy Mack Smith, Letter to Siblings, January 6, 1831, Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed July 8, 2021
Joseph, after repenting of his sins and humbling himself before God, was visited by an holy angel whose countenance was as lightning and whose garments were white above all whiteness, who gave unto him commandments which inspired him from on high; and who gave unto him, by the means of which was before prepared, that he should translate this book.