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Joseph Smith's First Vision/Multiple accounts of the First Vision/A "mormoninfographic" claims that "pillar of fire" not mentioned in 1832 account
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A "mormoninfographic" claims that "pillar of fire" is not mentioned in 1832 account
Questions
A "mormoninfographic" claims that "pillar of fire" is not mentioned in 1832 account.
Answer
Joseph did indeed dictate "pillar of fire" in his 1832 journal account. He then crossed out the word "fire" and wrote "light." Therefore Joseph wrote both "pillar of fire" and "pillar of light."
The fact that Joseph ultimately decided to write "pillar of light" does not negate the fact that Joseph originally wrote the words "pillar of fire" in his record. The graphic is incorrectly representing the 1832 account.