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Events after the First Vision
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Contents
- 1 Criticisms of events occurring after the First Vision
- 1.1
- 1.2 Topics
- 1.3 Criticisms of events occurring after the First Vision
- 1.3.1 Joseph Smith's early conception of God
- 1.3.2 No reference to First Vision in 1830s publications
- 1.3.3 Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877 (short version)
- 1.3.4 It is claimed that there is no mention of the First Vision in non-Mormon literature before 1843, and that if the First Vision story had been known by the public before 1840 (when Orson Pratt published it in his pamphlet) that the anti-Mormons “surely” would have seized upon it as an evidence of Joseph Smith’s imposture.
- 1.3.5 Missionaries 1830 statement about Joseph seeing "God"
- 1.3.6 No published reference to Father and Son vision until 1838?
- 1.3.7 Joseph Smith did not know if God existed in 1823?
- 1.3.8 Lucy Mack Smith and the Presbyterians
- 1.3.9 Did Joseph join other churches contrary to commandment in vision?
- 1.3.10 Contradiction about knowing all churches were wrong
- 1.3.11 First Vision fabricated to give "Godly authority?"
- 1.3.12 First Vision story became more detailed and colorful after 1832?
- 1.3.13 1838 account modified to offset leadership crisis?
- 1.3.14 Persecution after the vision?
Criticisms of events occurring after the First Vision
Topics
Criticisms of events occurring after the First Vision
Joseph Smith's early conception of God
Summary: It is claimed that Joseph began his prophetic career with a "trinitarian" idea of God, and only later developed his theology of the Godhead. What do we know about Joseph and the early Saints' views on God?No reference to First Vision in 1830s publications
Summary: It is claimed that there is no reference to the 1838 canonical First Vision story in any published material from the 1830s, and that nothing published in this period mentions that Joseph saw the Father and Son. They also assume that it would have been mentioned in the local newspapers at the time.Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877 (short version)
Summary: It is claimed that, “Before the death of Brigham Young in 1877 the first vision was seldom mentioned in Mormon publications.” This evidence implies that the general membership of the LDS Church was not familiar with the First Vision story until late in the nineteenth century.- Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877 (long version) (Click here for full article)
∗ ∗ ∗ - Brigham Young never mentioned the First Vision?—
Brief Summary: It is claimed that Brigham Young never mentioned the First Vision. This is false. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Seldom mentioned in LDS publications before 1877 (long version) (Click here for full article)