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|S=Joseph Smith's claim that he saw the Father and the Son in 1820 has produced a wide variety of criticism. This set of articles addresses the various critical claims related to the First Vision. The linked articles below are designed to help readers to see some of the weaknesses that are found in arguments that are made against Joseph Smith's First Vision accounts. Some of these arguments are currently being advocated in anti-Mormon literature that is handed out near the Sacred Grove in Palmyra, New York.
|S=Joseph Smith's announcement that he saw the Father and the Son in 1820 has produced a broad response, from faithful to critical. This set of articles addresses why there are multiple accounts of the First Vision, the events leading to and occurring after the vision, and a review of the doctrinal developments from the vision. Original accounts of the vision are also included.


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Revision as of 23:27, 3 April 2022


Joseph Smith's First Vision

Summary: Joseph Smith's announcement that he saw the Father and the Son in 1820 has produced a broad response, from faithful to critical. This set of articles addresses why there are multiple accounts of the First Vision, the events leading to and occurring after the vision, and a review of the doctrinal developments from the vision. Original accounts of the vision are also included.

Video published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Multiple accounts of the First Vision

Summary: Historians have published and discussed the various accounts of Joseph Smith's first vision for decades.

First video published by the Church History Department.

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19th century attitudes about plural marriage


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