Joseph Smith Lecture 1: The First Vision and Its Aftermath

The idea that Joseph Smith found ancient gold plates in a stone box is not so far-fetched when you realize there are ancient examples of this very practice. . In 1926, archaeologists in Hamadan discovered an inscription of Darius on gold and silver plates stored in a stone box just like the Book of Mormon. . Just a few years later, 2 more sets of gold and silver plates were found in stone boxes in the foundations of the Persian palace at Persepolis. These plates were carefully deposited in the b

Depiction of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. | Come Unto Christ

Learning about differences in the accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision can feel jarring and even contradictory, but the same could be said of well established biblical events such as Paul the apostle seeing God on the road to Damascus, or the resurrection of Jesus Christ..All of these have multiple accounts across Scripture, each one emphasizing different details and aspects of the experience depending on the intended audience and purpose of each account..Each of the several first-hand and se