First Vision - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
In the spring of 1820, God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith as he prayed in a grove of trees near his home in western New York. This event is known as the First Vision. (To read about the vision in Joseph’s own words, click here.)
Joseph Smith’s First Vision Accounts - The Church of Jesus Christ …
Joseph Smith published two accounts of the First Vision during his lifetime. The first of these, known today as Joseph Smith—History, was canonized in the Pearl of Great Price and thus became the best-known account.
The First Vision - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Joseph Smith’s First Vision 4 stands today as the greatest event in world history since the birth, ministry, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. After centuries of darkness, the Lord opened the heavens to reveal His word and restore His Church through His chosen prophet. 5
Joseph Smith the Prophet Saw God and Jesus in First Vision
Joseph Smith is perhaps best known for his translation of the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Church members believe that Joseph was led to a hill near Palmyra , New York, where he received an ancient record from an angel known as Moroni.
The First Vision: A Narrative from Joseph Smith’s Accounts
2016年4月27日 · In spring 1820, 14-year-old Joseph Smith prayed in faith and was answered by God and Jesus Christ in person. This remarkable vision is foundational to Latter-day Saint history. Joseph left four known firsthand accounts of his vision, and contemporaries recorded five more known accounts after hearing him speak about it.
The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith - The Church of Jesus …
This is the simple, direct testimony of Joseph Smith, giving some of the events that led to the Restoration of the gospel and the founding of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For a more complete account of Joseph Smith’s story, see Joseph Smith—History in the Pearl of Great Price or History of the Church, 1:2–79.
The First Vision: Journey to the Sacred Grove - The Church of Jesus ...
Joseph Smith’s journey toward the Sacred Grove began in 1816 with a devastating economic crisis. Frosts every month of the year and snowstorms in June killed crop after crop in Vermont, driving food prices up and thousands of poor, broken …
First Vision Accounts - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day …
The narration of the First Vision best known to Latter-day Saints today is the 1838 account. First published in 1842 in the Times and Seasons, the Church’s newspaper in Nauvoo, Illinois, the account was part of a longer history dictated by Joseph Smith …
Joseph Smith Prophet of God
Joseph Smith Was Called of God. The Lord Jesus Christ called Joseph Smith as a prophet to prepare the way for His coming in glory. Joseph Smith’s life is a testimony to the reality of that calling. “I was called of my Heavenly Father to lay the foundation of this great work and kingdom in this dispensation, and testify of His revealed will ...
Ask of God Joseph Smith’s First Vision - Church History Museum
Joseph Smith’s Accounts of the First Vision. Read from each of Joseph’s four accounts to gain a richer understanding of this key moment in the early Restoration.