221: First Vision – The Founding Event Of The Restoration

  I sit down with Chris and Clay again and this time we are dissecting the First Vision and all that surrounds it.  We talk about the four First Hand accounts and their discrepancies as well as similarities.  We explore the historical context of each account, who the audience is, what factors into why Joseph perhaps shapes each account the way he does.  We talk about the valid reasons to see contradictions and why some lose faith but we also “lead with faith” showing that their are valid and serious ways to tackle this issue that actually build faith in Joseph and in the sincerity of his “First Vision”.   https://www.lds.org/topics/first-vision-accounts?lang=eng http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/history-circa-summer-1832#!/paperSummary/history-circa-summer-1832&p=1 http://www.mormonismi.net/pdf/significance_1stvision_allen.pdf http://www.jamesjudithmcconkie.com/uploads/sites/2/3/8/0/8/38081735/dialogue_larson_another_look_at_joseph_smith’s_first_vision_(2).pdf http://www.fairmormon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2012/02/The_First_Vision.pdf http://889af4bde363a9603c4b-678500d623ddb25493e7806da7642fe7.r43.cf2.rackcdn.com/Hodges-%20Joseph%20Smith’s%20First%20Vision%20Accounts.pdf http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_first_vision.shtml http://emp.byui.edu/marrottr/FirstVision-RelTolerance.pdf https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/064-22-29.pdf https://beggarsbread.org/2013/04/01/a-documented-history-of-joseph-smiths-first-vision/ https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/approaching-the-first-vision-saga/ The post 221: First Vision – The Founding Event Of The Restoration appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.