18K views · 643 reactions | Short film produced for the Church History Museum depicting Joseph Smith's First Vision, including details drawn from each of Joseph Smith's accounts. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Philippines | Facebook

10K views · 1K reactions | “Joseph Smith’s greatness consists in one thing—the truthfulness of his declaration that he saw the Father and the Son and that he responded to the reality of that divine revelation.” —Howard W. Hunter | Joseph Smith, The Prophet | Facebook

The story of Joseph Smith's First Vision: | Joseph Smith, The Prophet

If Joseph Smith didn't make up the first vision, why didn't he write it down first thing? Why did it take him 12 years before recording such an important event? . Well that's easy, he did write it down first thing. Joseph Smith never recorded any of his life before 1832. The first time he took time to write about his life in 1832, he talked about the First Vision. . Writing personal histories or keeping a journal wasn't nearly as universal for a 19th century farmer as it is in today's age of Goo