The Earliest Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision

Title

The Earliest Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision

Book Title

Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestation, 1820-1844

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Chapter

1

Year of Publication

2017

Authors

Jessee, Dean C. (Primary)

Editors

Welch, John W. (Secondary)

Edition

2

Pagination

1-35

Publisher

BYU Press/Deseret Book

City

Provo, UT/Salt Lake City

Abstract

The direct, primary historical sources pertaining to Joseph Smith's First Vision that are now known amount to ten accounts in thirteen documents—eight documents produced or reported in the first person by or from the Prophet himself, and five contemporary reports by others who heard him relate his experience and recorded what he said in the third person. The purpose of this essay is to identify and present these accounts and to consider the context in which each was created.

Subject Keywords

Early Church History
First Vision
Smith, Joseph, Jr.

Bibliographic Citation

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