And it came to pass that
when Jesus had thus prayed unto the Father,
he came unto his disciples,
and behold, they did still continue,
without ceasing, to pray unto him;
and they did not multiply many words,
for it was given unto them what they should pray,
and they were filled with desire.
And it came to pass that
Jesus blessed them as they did pray unto him;
and his countenance did smile upon them,
and the light of his countenance did shine upon them,
and behold they were as white as
the countenance and also the garments of Jesus;
and behold the whiteness thereof
did exceed all the whiteness, yea,
even there could be nothing upon earth
so white as the whiteness thereof.
And Jesus said unto them: Pray on;
nevertheless they did not cease to pray.
And he turned from them again,
and went a little way off and bowed himself to the earth;
and he prayed again unto the Father, saying:
Father, I thank thee that thou hast purified
those whom I have chosen, because of their faith,
and I pray for them, and also
for them who shall believe on their words,
that they may be purified in me,
through faith on their words,
even as they are purified in me.
Father, I pray not for the world,
but for those whom thou hast given me
out of the world, because of their faith,
that they may be purified in me,
that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me,
that we may be one, that I may be glorified in them.
And when Jesus had spoken these words
he came again unto his disciples;
and behold they did pray steadfastly,
without ceasing, unto him;
and he did smile upon them again;
and behold they were white, even as Jesus.
And it came to pass that
he went again a little way off and prayed unto the Father;
And tongue cannot speak the words which he prayed,
neither can be written by man the words which he prayed.
And the multitude did hear and do bear record;
and their hearts were open
and they did understand in their hearts
the words which he prayed.
Nevertheless, so great and marvelous
were the words which he prayed
that they cannot be written,
neither can they be uttered by man.
And it came to pass that
when Jesus had made an end of praying
he came again to the disciples, and said unto them:
So great faith have I never seen among all the Jews;
wherefore I could not show unto them
so great miracles, because of their unbelief.
Verily I say unto you, there are none of them
that have seen so great things as ye have seen;
neither have they heard so great things as ye have heard.
(3 Nephi 19:24-36)