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Brigham Young and Joseph Smith's First Vision
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- Question: What is Brigham Young claimed to have said that leads one to doubt that he denied the First Vision?
- Juncker (1994): "Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel....in antiquity the word 'angel' meant 'messenger.'"
- 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?
- Brigham Young (1861): "The Lord chose Joseph Smith, called upon him at fourteen years of age, gave him visions"
- 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"
- Brigham Young (1867): "the Lord called upon Joseph he was but a boy—a child, only about fourteen years of age"