Each account of the First Vision by Joseph Smith and his contemporaries has its own history and context that influenced how the event was recalled, communicated, and recorded.

In addition to the firsthand accounts, there are also five descriptions of Joseph Smith’s vision recorded by his contemporaries. The various accounts of the First Vision tell a consistent …

Jan 17, 2023 · Joseph’s earliest account of the First Vision, written when he was a young man, states that he prayed seeking forgiveness for his sins. His later accounts, written after many …

In addition to these accounts of the First Vision by Joseph Smith himself, five of his contemporaries who heard him speak about the vision also wrote accounts. Read these …

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This event is known as the First Vision. (To read about the vision in Joseph’s own words, click here.) In the early 1800s in the United States there was great excitement about religion. …

Was Joseph Smith’s First Vision a visitation or a dream such as Lehi’s vision? Why are there similarities between Joseph Smith’s 1832 account of the First Vision and accounts of visions …

Joseph Smith published two accounts of the First Vision during his lifetime. The first of these, known today as Joseph Smith—History, was canonized in the Pearl of Great Price and thus …

Remind students that their assigned reading includes the Gospel Topics article “First Vision Accounts,” which provides a more detailed analysis of each of the different accounts of the …

Orson Pratt of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles authored the earliest published account of Joseph Smith’s First Vision of Deity in this pamphlet in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1840.