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- Allen (1970): "the Prophet described his experience to friends and acquaintances at least as early as 1831-32...he continued to do so in varying detail until the year of his death" (view source)
- Allen:Improvement Era:April 1970:he continued to do so in varying detail until the year of his death (view source)
- Backman (1985): "On at least four different occasions, Joseph Smith either wrote or dictated to scribes accounts of his sacred experience of 1820" (view source)
- Church History Seminary Teacher Manual:2013:Joseph Smith emphasized different aspects of his vision in his multiple accounts (view source)
- Gordon B. Hinckley (1984): "I am not worried that the Prophet Joseph Smith gave a number of versions of the first vision" (view source)
- Gospel Topics: "The various accounts of the First Vision tell a consistent story, though naturally they differ in emphasis and detail" (view source)
- Hinckley:Ensign:October 1984:I am not worried that the Prophet Joseph Smith gave a number of versions of the first vision (view source)
- Neuenschwander (2009): "Joseph's vision was at first an intensely personal experience...it became the founding revelation of the Restoration" (view source)
- Neuenschwander:Ensign:January 2009:Joseph's vision was at first an intensely personal experience...it became the founding revelation of the Restoration (view source)
- Question: Are the dead being "baptized into the Mormon faith?" (view source)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith state that the moon was inhabited, and that it's inhabitants were dressed like Quakers? (view source)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith state that the moon was inhabited, and that its inhabitants were dressed like Quakers? (view source)
- Question: Did early Mormon leaders believe that Jesus Christ was a polygamist? (view source)
- Question: Do Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") consider Jesus to be the brother of Satan? (view source)
- Question: Do Latter-day Saints believe in a practice called "celestial sex," and that this is the manner in which "spirit children" are formed? (view source)
- Question: Do Latter-day Saints believe that they will one day 'supplant' God? (view source)
- Question: Do Latter-day Saints consider Jesus to be the brother of Satan? (view source)
- Question: Do Mormon men believe that they will become "gods of their own planets" and rule over others? (view source)
- Question: Do Mormons believe Jesus Christ was a polygamist? (view source)
- Question: Do Mormons believe Jesus Christ was married? (view source)
- Question: Do Mormons believe that God lives on a planet called "Kolob"? (view source)
- Question: Do Mormons believe that Mary was still a virgin when Jesus was born? (view source)
- Question: Do Mormons believe that everyone else will be "damned"? (view source)
- Question: Do Mormons believe that the Bible has less value because it contains errors? (view source)
- Question: Do Mormons believe that the temple garment will protect them from physical harm? (view source)
- Question: Does the practice of baptism for the dead have ancient roots? (view source)
- Question: Does the term "familiar spirit" in the Book of Mormon refer to occult practices? (view source)
- Question: Has the Church hidden the fact that Joseph fired a gun while in Carthage Jail? (view source)
- Question: How do Latter-day Saints understand the significance of Christ's death on the cross? (view source)
- Question: How do Latter-day Saints understand the significance of the blood shed by Christ? (view source)
- Question: How would Book of Mormon archaeology compare to that of the Bible? (view source)
- Question: Is any book of scripture perfect? (view source)
- Question: Is it possible that Joseph Smith is not a martyr because, while in jail, he had a gun and he had the temerity to defend himself? (view source)
- Question: Is it true that Joseph killed two men by firing at the mob? (view source)
- Question: Is the Mormon temple garment simply "magic underwear"? (view source)
- Question: Isn't the inverted five-pointed star on some Mormon temples really a symbol of evil? (view source)
- Question: Were Joseph Smith's spiritual experiences originally products of magic and the occult? (view source)
- Question: What is baptism for the dead? (view source)
- Question: Why would Joseph Smith incorporate Masonic elements into the temple ritual? (view source)
- Seminary Manual (2013): "Joseph Smith emphasized different aspects of his vision in his multiple accounts" (view source)
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