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Joseph Smith's First Vision

At the beginning of the year, President Russel M. Nelson invited church members to prepare for the upcoming April General Conference by studying the account of Joseph Smith's First Vision as found in the Pearl of Great Price .  To enhance that study, I have decided to make a brief comparative analysis of the different recorded accounts of the First Vision.  I will limit this study to those written or dictated by the Prophet Joseph himself. About a 10-15 minute read.  The PDFs will be difficult to read on a mobile device. Stories Copyright 2019 Benjamin James Imagine you are on a nature hike, and you come across an amazing vista.  You stand there for a few minutes, trying to take in the wondrous beauty of the earth.  When you get back home, you tell your family how the sun in the sky was a blazing ball of fire, and the trees waved in the wind so beautifully, and how the mountains stood like an impenetrable fortress.  You tell them how glad you are to be a part of a family