Joseph Smith
First Vision
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How old was Joseph Smith when he had The First Vision?
14
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Where did Joseph Smith have the first vision?
The sacred grove (grove near his home in Palmyra)
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What year was the first vision? (bonus points if you know the day)
1820 (springtime)
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I often said to myself....
...What is to be done? Who of all these parties are right or are they all wrong together?
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Name one place that Joseph Smith hid the Gold Plates from evil men?
Barrell of beans
Under the bed covers
hollowed out log
Fireplace
Under the floor board
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What was Joseph's wife's name?
Emma Hale
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What did Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ tell Joseph in the First Vision?
To not join any of the churches (JSH 1:17,19,20)
Called him by name (JSH 1:17)
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What year did Joseph first see the Gold Plates?
1823 (September 21st)
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At length I came to the conclusion...
that I must either remain in darkness and confusion or else I must do as James directs, that is ask of God. (verse 13)
200
What's the name of this game?
Stick pull
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Name 3 of Joseph Smith's siblings
- Alvin Smith
- Hyrum Smith
- Sophronia Smith
- Samuel Harrison Smith
- Ephraim Smith
- William Smith
- Katherine Smith
- Don Carlos Smith
- Lucy Smith
- Infant Brother (unnamed)
300
Which verse of scripture inspired Joseph to pray to know which church was true?
James 1:5
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In what year was the Book of Mormon published?
1830
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I saw a pillar of light...
...exactly over my head above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me (verse 16)
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What political position did Joseph Smith run for in 1844?
President of the United States! (He didn't win, unfortunately he was assassinated before the election - but he was the first Presidential candidate to be assassinated in American History!)
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Where was Joseph Smith born?
Sharon, Windsor county, Vermont
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What does the first vision teach us about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?
God and Jesus are separate beings
God still speaks to us through prophets
God knows all of us by name
Several other answers
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In what year was the Church officially restored?
1830 (April 6th)
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For I had seen a vision...
...I knew it, I knew God knew it, and I could not deny it (verse 25)
400
How many accounts of the First vision are there?
8 total:
- 1832: Written by Joseph's scribe, Frederick G. Williams
- 1835: A journal entry written by Joseph's scribe, Warren Parrish
- 1838: Written during a time of persecution and hardship
- 1842: Also known as the Wentworth Letter, written to John Wentworth, an editor for the Chicago Democrat
Accounts written by contemporaries
- 1840: By Orson Pratt
- 1843: By David Nye White
- 1844: By Alexander Neibaur, who heard Joseph's experience in May