After the vision given to Mrs. White in Topsham, Maine, in the fall of 1846, when some of the planets were shown her, Elder Bates prepared the manuscript for a pamphlet on The Opening Heavens. But ready means for its publication was greatly needed. To meet this demand, a sister residing in Massachusetts, who had just completed and laid a new rag carpet, took it up and sold it, and gave the proceeds to Elder Bates, which enabled him to publish his second book. GSAM 311.5