Later, she had a vision of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and understood that her struggles had been sent down as divine punishment. Concupiscence was the source of evil in the world. Therefore marriage must also be against God’s will. Jesus spoke to her. They became one in body and spirit. She was the second coming, the female half of the whole. The Shakers made her their leader. She could read anyone’s past or future. She could heal broken bones and cancers with her mind.
