First Vision
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 Stained glass depiction of the first vision of Joseph Smith, Jr., completed in 1913 by an unknown artist (Museum of Church History and Art). |
The First Vision (also called the grove experience) refers to a vision that Joseph Smith, Jr. said he received in April 1820, in a wooded area in Manchester, New York, which his followers call the Sacred Grove. Smith described it as a personal theophany in which he received a forgiveness of sins. Smith's followers believe the vision reinforces his authority as the founder and prophet of the Latter Day Saint movement. According to an account Smith told in 1838, he went to the woods to pray about which church to join but fell into the grip of an evil power that nearly overtook him. At the last moment, he was rescued by two shining "personages" (presumably Jesus and God the Father) who hovered above him. One of the beings told Smith not to join any existing churches because all taught incorrect doctrines.
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| Excerpts from canonized version Excerpts from canonized version scriptures.lds.org/js_h/1 - Web |
| A brief official account A brief official account www.mormon.org/learn/0,8672,959-1,00.html - Web |
| Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research r... Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research regarding First Vision Accounts www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_first_vision.shtml - Web |
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| An LDS Harmony of First Vision accounts An LDS Harmony of First Vision accounts eldenwatson.net/harmony.htm - Web |
