"Other" Accounts
In his 1832 account, Joseph skipped the part of the First Vision where this person tried to stop him from praying
Who is the devil/Satan?
The first person to address Joseph during the First Vision
Who is Heavenly Father?
The First Vision marked the beginning of this, the period of time when God's truths, lost during the apostasy, were brought again to the earth
What is the "restoration"?
The First Vision occurred in the spring of this year, now just over 200 years ago
What is 1820?
The Standard Work which contains the official account of the First Vision
What is the Pearl of Great Price?
These accounts of the First Vision, not first-hand from Joseph but recorded by others, add many unique details about what happened
What are "second-hand" accounts?
The "Beloved Son" that Joseph Smith was supposed to listen to
Who is Jesus Christ?
What is "sect"?
Joseph was in his "fifteenth year", meaning he was this age when he had the First Vision
What is 14 years old?
Other than the First Vision, this was the other important writing by Joseph Smith included in the Wentworth Letter
What are the Articles of Faith
Orson Pratt recorded that God's glory was so bright during the First Vision that Joseph thought this would happen to the leaves.
His dreams helped him believe in the reality of his son's First Vision
Who is Joseph Smith Sr.?
The first word God said during the First Vision
What is "Joseph"?
This scripture was the one that Joseph Smith read and thought that he should go and pray for revelation.
What is James 1:5?
The First Vision occurred near this town in the state of New York
What is Manchester?
According to a letter he wrote to the editor of the New York Spectator, Joseph used this to mark the place where he "previously designed to go" pray
What is an axe?
Joseph told her "I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true" after having the First Vision
Who is Lucy Mack Smith?
The word God used to describe the abominable beliefs, invented by men, which had corrupted the true church
What is "creeds"?
The story of the First Vision is told in this hymn number from the current hymnbook
What is number 26?
What is History of the Church?
In the 1835 account, Joseph mentions visits from these heavenly beings in addition to the Father and the Son
What are angels?
Joseph compared himself to this Biblical figure, because they had both seen Jesus and were persecuted for it
Who was Paul?
This word means "a vision of God"
What is theophany?
The "official" account, written in this year, was to "to put all inquirers after truth in possession of the facts"
What is 1838?
From 1851 on, the "official" account began to be included in missionary work, starting in this country
What is England?