As promised, we are returning to what it means that the Lord "visits" mankind.
16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young, nevertheless being large in stature, and also having great desires to know of the mysteries of God, wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father; wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my brothers.
Nephi is "visited" by the Lord when his heart is softened by the spirit to make way for the testimony of the Spirit of the truths taught by his father, Lehi.
11 For thus spake the prophet: The Lord God surely shall visit all the house of Israel at that day, some with his voice, because of their righteousness, unto their great joy and salvation, and others with the thunderings and the lightnings of his power, by tempest, by fire, and by smoke, and vapor of darkness, and by the opening of the earth, and by mountains which shall be carried up.
The House of Israel is "visited" at the time of the Lord's visit by his voice - some physically heard him at the time he appeared, other's heard a voice in the darkness and others heard the report of his voice as missionaries and still others heard his voice through the voice of his judgments upon them.
10 And it came to pass that the Lord did visit them with his Spirit, and said unto them: Be comforted. And they were comforted.
Often we are visited by the influence and manifestations of His spirit.
16 And behold, whosoever believeth on my words, them will I visit with the manifestation of my Spirit; and they shall be born of me, even of water and of the Spirit—
Scripturally, whether it is by circumstances that the Lord brings about, by the voice of his servants, by the influence and manifestations of the Spirit, or by his actual physical presence, we are all frequently "visited" of the Lord in our lives, causing the Psalmist in awe to wonder what are we that the Lord should visit us?
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