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| − | {{Epigraph|God touched his eyes with his finger and said “[Joseph] this is my beloved Son hear him.” As soon as the Lord had touched his eyes with his finger he immediately saw the Savior. After meeting, a few of us questioned him about the matter and he told us at the bottom of the meeting house steps that he was in the House of Father Smith in Kirtland when Joseph made this declaration, and that Joseph while speaking of it put his finger to his right eye, suiting the action with the words so as to illustrate and at the same time impress the [occurrence] on the minds of those unto whom He was speaking.<br>''Diary of Charles Lowell Walker'' (Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1980), 2:755–56 [recorded 2 February 1893]}}
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| − | 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. | + | 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 the 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. |
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| + | '''To view articles about the First Vision, click "Expand" in the blue bar:''' |
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| − | |link=http://www.lds.org/topics/first-vision-accounts?lang=eng
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| − | |title=First Vision Accounts
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| − | |publication=Gospel Topics, located on lds.org.
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| − | |summary=The various accounts of the First Vision tell a consistent story, though naturally they differ in emphasis and detail. Historians expect that when an individual retells an experience in multiple settings to different audiences over many years, each account will emphasize various aspects of the experience and contain unique details. Indeed, differences similar to those in the First Vision accounts exist in the multiple scriptural accounts of Paul’s vision on the road to Damascus and the Apostles’ experience on the Mount of Transfiguration.3 Yet despite the differences, a basic consistency remains across all the accounts of the First Vision. Some have mistakenly argued that any variation in the retelling of the story is evidence of fabrication. To the contrary, the rich historical record enables us to learn more about this remarkable event than we could if it were less well documented.
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| − | |link=http://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/english/pdf/language-materials/10590_eng.pdf?lang=eng
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| − | |author=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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| − | |publication=Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Seminary Teacher Manual
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| − | |title=LESSON 6: Joseph Smith—History 1:1–20
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| − | Just as Joseph Smith emphasized different aspects of his vision in his multiple accounts, the Apostle Paul emphasized different aspects of his vision of the Savior to different audiences (see Acts 9:1–9; Acts 22:5–11; Acts 26:12–20). Why do you think Joseph Smith and Paul emphasized different things each time they related the accounts of their visions?
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| − | ==Wikipedia treatment of Joseph Smith's First Vision==
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| − | |link=Mormonism and Wikipedia/First Vision
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| − | |subject=A FairMormon Analysis of Wikipedia article "First Vision"
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| − | |summary=FairMormon analyzes the Wikipedia treatment of the First Vision.
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| − | ==Did the Church hide accounts of the First Vision?== | + | <small>Video published by BYU Religious Education.</small> |
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| − | The claim is sometimes made by critics that the LDS Church hides the various accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision that are not in its official canon. The following chronological database (compiled by FAIR volunteer Edward Jones) demonstrates conclusively that this is simply not the case. The various accounts of the First Vision have been widely acknowledged in LDS-authored sources throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Church Hides Accounts (1910-1968)
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| − | |subject=LDS-Authored Publications (1910-1968)
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| − | |summary=Mentions of the various accounts of the First Vision in LDS publications (1910-1968)
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Church Hides Accounts (1969-1978)
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| − | |summary=Mentions of the various accounts of the First Vision in LDS publications (1969-1978)
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Church Hides Accounts (1979-1983)
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| − | |summary=Mentions of the various accounts of the First Vision in LDS publications (1979-1983)
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Church Hides Accounts (1984-1989)
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| − | |summary=Mentions of the various accounts of the First Vision in LDS publications (1984-1989)
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Church Hides Accounts (1990-1997)
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| − | |summary=Mentions of the various accounts of the First Vision in LDS publications (1990-1997)
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Church Hides Accounts (1998-2003)
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| − | |summary=Mentions of the various accounts of the First Vision in LDS publications (1998-2003)
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| − | ==Criticisms of events leading up to the First Vision==
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Methodist camp meetings
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| − | |subject=Methodist camp meetings in the Palmyra area
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| − | |summary=It is claimed that any association Joseph had with Methodism did not occur until the 1824-25 revival in Palmyra, and that his claim that the "unusual excitement" started with the Methodists in 1820 is therefore incorrect.
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Joseph became "partial to the Methodist sect" in 1820
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| − | |subject=Joseph became "partial to the Methodist sect" in 1820
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| − | |summary=It is claimed that Joseph didn't become "partial to the Methodist sect" until at least 1823, after Alvin's death, or as late as 1838, rather than in 1820 as he claimed in his 1838 First Vision account.
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Religious revivals in 1820
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| − | |subject=Were there revivals in 1820?
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| − | |summary=It is claimed that there were no religious revivals in the Palmyra, New York area in 1820, contrary to Joseph Smith's claims that during that year there was "an unusual excitement on the subject of religion...indeed, the whole district of country seemed affected by it"
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Religious revivals in 1820/Gordon B. Hinckley cited false information
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| − | |subject=Gordon B. Hinckley cited false information?
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| − | |summary=It is claimed that there were no religious revivals in the Palmyra, New York area in 1820, and that Gordon B. Hinckley cited false information in a book called Truth Restored.
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| − | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Smith family place of residence in 1820
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| − | |summary=It is claimed that there are discrepancies in Joseph's account of his family's early history, which make his 1820 and subsequent revelations impossible, and that there is no evidence that the Smith family was in the Palmyra area in 1820 for the religious excitement and First Vision which Joseph reported.
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| − | {{:Joseph Smith's First Vision/Doctrinal criticisms related to the First Vision}}
| + | [[fi:Joseph Smithin ensimmäinen näky]] |
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| − | #{{note|And1}} {{Ensign1|author=Richard L. Anderson|article=Parallel Prophets: Paul and Joseph Smith|date=April 1985|start=12}}{{link|url=http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1985.htm/ensign%20april%201985%20.htm/parallel%20prophets%20paul%20and%20joseph%20smith.htm?f=templates$fn=document-frame.htm$3.0$q=$x=$nc=6170}}
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