S3 E3 Joseph's Multiple Accounts of the First Vision

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Episode 3 of The First Vision explores the different accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision and why they vary. 

Sources

• "The First Vision" LDS Gospel Topics Essay
• VIDEO: Joseph Smith's First Vision_Mormon Stories
• 1832 Joseph Smith and the Vision_Robert Woodford_BYU RSC
• Essay: The Earliest Documented Accounts of the First Vision_Dean Jessee_BYU RSC
• Essay: The Significance of Joseph Smith's First Vision in Mormon Thought_James Allen_BYU RSC
• Essay: Evaluating Three Arguments against Joseph Smith's First Vision_
• Essay: Suspicion or Trust: Reading the Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision_
• Essay: CES Letter - First Vision
• Website: The First Vision_Mormon Think
• CES Letter Rebuttal_First Vision_Jim Bennett
• ESSAY_First Vision_Mormon Stories
• Joseph Smith Papers: Accounts of the First Vision
  
  

AI Prompt
Focus on the historical background for when and why each account of the first vision was written. What accounts, if any, were written at a time of particular turmoil for Joseph Smith when his authority and was in question? What role did the first vision play to support Joseph Smith, the Church's truth claims as the restored church, and missionary work? Evaluate critics and supporters of Josep

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