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Template:FirstVisionPortal The following list includes known personages who appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith or who were seen by him in vision. The list does not include instances where he only heard supernatural voices, as in D&C 128:20–21.
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Abraham | |
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Adam (Michael) |
D&C 137:5; History of the Church, 3:388. Volume 3 link;History of the Church, 5:247. Volume 5 link |
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Alvin Smith | |
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Elias | |
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Elijah | |
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God the Father | |
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James | |
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Jesus Christ | |
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John the Baptist | |
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John the Beloved | |
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Moroni | |
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Moses | |
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Paul |
Joseph Smith, Jr., Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, selected by Joseph Fielding Smith, (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1976), 180. off-site |
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Peter | |
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Satan | |
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Unnamed angel |
(concerning wine in sacrament) D&C 27 |
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Unnamed angel |
(with three witnesses) History of the Church, 1:54–55. Volume 1 link |
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Unnamed angel |
(accepted dedication of the Kirtland Temple) Life of Heber C. Kimball, p. 106; Temples of the Most High, p. 28 |
Notes
- Both Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery saw John the Baptist together (D&C 13); Peter, James, and John together (D&C 27:12 and 128:20); Jesus Christ together (D&C 110:2–10); Elijah together (D&C 110:13–16); Moses together (D&C 110:11); and Elias together (D&C 110:12).
- Both Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon saw God the Father and Jesus Christ together (D&C 76:20–24).
- Joseph Smith, Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer saw an unnamed angel together (History of the Church, 1:54–55. Volume 1 link). These were the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon.
- John Taylor claimed that Joseph Smith saw Enoch (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 21:65.; John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 21:94.), Isaac (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 21:94.), Jacob (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 21:94.), Mormon (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 17:374. and John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 21:163.), Nephi (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 21:161-163.), Noah (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 18:326., John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 21:94., and John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 23:48.), the 12 Jewish apostles (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 21:94.), the 12 Nephite apostles (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 21:94.), "others who lived on this [the American] continent" (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 17:374.), "others who lived on the Asiatic continent" (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 17:374.), and an unnamed angel (John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 5:271.).
- George Q. Cannon claimed that Joseph Smith saw Nephi (George Q. Cannon, Journal of Discourses 13:47.).
- Orson Pratt claimed that Joseph Smith saw Nephi (Orson Pratt Letter Box, 3/11/1876).
- Oliver B. Huntington claimed that Joseph Smith saw Eve (Oliver B. Huntington Diary, BYU Library, 2:214).
- Eliza R. Snow claimed that Joseph Smith saw an unnamed angel three times, commanding him to practice polygamy (Biography and Family Records of Lorenzo Snow, (Salt Lake City: Desert News, 1884), 69–70).