September 19, 1846
High in the French Alps, two children were shepherding cattle when they saw a bright light below them on the mountainside. As they neared, they realized it was a beautiful woman crying. She said, “Come near my children, do not be afraid. I am here to tell you great news….If people are converted, rocks and stones will turn into heaps of wheat, and potatoes will be self-sown in the fields….Well, my children, you will make this known to all my people.” The beautiful lady turned, walked up the mountain, and rose into the sky.
That evening the children returned home and spoke about what they had seen and heard. Soon, the whole town wanted to hear the story and the children told it again and again.