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|S=It is claimed either that Brigham never taught about the First Vision, or that he taught that the Lord did not appear to Joseph. Both claims are false.
|L1=Question: What did Brigham Young say that leads one to believe that he denied the First Vision?
|L2=Juncker (1994): "Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel....in antiquity the word 'angel' meant 'messenger'"
|L3=Question: Is there anything wrong with early Church leaders using the term "angel" to refer to Jesus Christ?
|L4=Question: Did Brigham Young confirm or expound on Joseph Smith’s first vision?
|L5=Question: When and how often did Brigham Young refer to elements of Joseph Smith's First Vision in his discourses?
|L6=Brigham Young (1861): "The Lord chose Joseph Smith, called upon him at fourteen years of age, gave him visions"
|L7=Brigham Young (1855): "The Lord did not come with the armies of heaven...But He did send His angel to this same obscure person, Joseph Smith jun"
|L8=Brigham Young (1867): "the Lord called upon Joseph he was but a boy—a child, only about fourteen years of age"
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{{:Question: What is Brigham Young claimed to have said that leads one to doubt that he denied the First Vision?}}
{{:Source:Günther Juncker (1994):Christ As Angel:Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel}}
{{:Question:Is there anything wrong with early Church leaders using the term "angel" to refer to Jesus Christ?}}
{{:Question: Did Brigham Young confirm or expound on Joseph Smith’s first vision?}}
{{:Question: When and how often did Brigham Young refer to elements of Joseph Smith's First Vision in his discourses?}}
{{:Source:Brigham Young:1861:JD 8:354:The Lord chose Joseph Smith, called upon him at fourteen years of age, gave him visions}}
{{:Source:Brigham Young:1855:JD 2:171:The Lord did not come with the armies of heaven}}
{{:Source:Brigham Young:1867:JD 12:67:the Lord called upon Joseph he was but a boy—a child, only about fourteen years of age}}
{{Critical sources box:Multiple accounts of the First Vision/Brigham Young never mentioned the First Vision/CriticalSources}}


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