Podcasts about joseph smith's first vision

Joseph Smith's First Vision is a story of the young boy's personal conversion. In Community of Christ, we take into consideration all versions of Joseph's experience and make room for a variety of thoughts surrounding it. Today, Apostle Lach Mackay talks about Community of Christ's telling of the story and how it informs who we are as a church today. Host: Karin PeterGuest: Lach Mackay

Joseph Smith's First Vision likely happened on Sunday, March 26, 1820, which was Palm Sunday.  There are nine currently known first-person accounts of the First Vision.  Most contain one or more details not in the other accounts:  The Father and Son look almost exactly alike and are the same height.  Their robes went over only one shoulder.  Joseph Smith thought he would be burned up when the light or fire came down from Heaven.  But instead he felt love when the light touched him.  He prayed in the grove next to a tree stump, where he had stuck his ax when he left work the day before.. Joseph Smith saw many angels, as well as God and Jesus in the First Vision.

Some scholars believe March 26th could have been the day that 14-year-old Joseph Smith had his First Vision.   "Whether you believe it or not, it symbolizes man’s yearning to connect to heaven. There's something universal there," says church historian Spencer McBride. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Spring marks 200 years since Joseph Smith’s First Vision, where he says he saw God the Father and His son Jesus Christ appear to him in a grove of trees near his home. That experience was the catalyst for forming The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some scholars believe March 26th could have been the day that 14-year-old Joseph Smith had his First Vision.   "Whether you believe it or not, it symbolizes man’s yearning to connect to heaven. There's something universal there," says church historian Spencer McBride.

This Spring marks 200 years since Joseph Smith’s First Vision, where he says he saw God the Father and His son Jesus Christ appear to him in a grove of trees near his home. That experience was the catalyst for forming The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

This Spring marks 200 years since Joseph Smith’s First Vision, where he says he saw God the Father and His son Jesus Christ appear to him in a grove of trees near his home. That experience was the catalyst for forming The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

In this episode, Latter-day Saint historian Ron Barney joins LDF host Dan Wotherspoon to talk about the actual historical records related to Joseph Smith's "First Vision." And the documents show that how we generally talk about this event now is far from how it was seen and spoken and written about in the early days of the church, and by Smith himself. Today's assumptions about a clean history of magnificent visitation by God the Father and Jesus Christ are the result of a long line of decisions that chose to canonize in today's Pearl of Great Price the 1838 version.  This conversation differs from many that simply teach the various accounts and allow those who read or listen to puzzle for themselves how these various tellings agree or disagree with each other. In no way does this discussion tell anyone what to think in these areas, but instead concentrates on the history of the documents, the circumstances in which they were created, if they were written or overseen and corrected by Joseph Smith himself, who Smith's scribes were and what scribal choices ended up in the established version (things such as when the event took place, and more!) Throughout it all, Ron and Dan talk openly about the complexity of all things surrounding the First Vision while also sharing how they hold these documentable complications in a way that allows them to also incorporate elements of faith that are too often easily dismissed by the skeptical world. Even though no one can ever really know the nature of what Smith experienced in the grove or in any of his visions/visitations, both believe the record quite concretely shows that real spiritual and/or revelatory things occurred that affected him greatly and from which he drew great strength throughout his short but action-filled life. There are too many parallels with other theophanies that led to great movements to dismiss Smith's out of hand simply because he at tames shared different details. General Conference is coming up, and it is said it will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the First Vision. Immerse yourself in Smith's world as Ron shares fabulous details and offers a clear-eyed view of the documentary record itself as it relates to things church leaders likely will focus on this weekend. This episode is definitely worth your time and attention!

Some scholars believe March 26th could have been the day that 14-year-old Joseph Smith had his First Vision.   "Whether you believe it or not, it symbolizes man’s yearning to connect to heaven. There's something universal there," says church historian Spencer McBride.

Anthropomorphism mean "attributing human-like qualities to God."  Vestiges of the ancient Jewish belief God is a glorified man are found in Genesis 3:8 (God walking the the Garden of Eden); Genesis 32:22-31 (Jacob physically wrestles with God); Genesis 18:1-33 (YHWH is a man who eats a meal with Abraham.  Similarly the New Testament also contains the idea, especially in Hebrews 1:1-3.  LDS have believed the idea since the beginning.  Joseph Smith's First Vision describes God and his Son Jesus as both appearing as glorified men, who almost exactly resemble each other in their features and likenesses. 

This podcast will cover President Nelson's recent challenge, Joseph Smith's First Vision and Nephi's first vision and how they all connect!!! This is such an important message for our youth!!

My guests this week are the creators of PILLAR OF LIGHT, an illustrated graphic novel / comic book coming in the Spring of 2020 to celebrate the bi-centennial of Joseph Smith's First Vision. Andrew Knaupp is a visual artist and student of Church History who is passionate about telling the stories of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He helped write, art direct, and research The Book of Mormon on Trial, and The Golden Plates Graphic novels, as well as creating a series of historically accurate paintings about Joseph Smith’s Imprisonments called Prisons and Prophets. He has a deep understanding of Joseph Smith and the First Vision. Sal Velluto was born and raised in Italy. He is a well respected comic book artist. He has done work for some of the biggest comic book companies in the world including Marvel and DC. He has illustrated such beloved comics as Black Panther and The Silver Surfer. His diverse body of work also includes illustrating for The Children's Friend magazine. He is very passionate about his work. In the episode, we hear their stories, talk of their love of art, and what is driving this incredible new project to tell the Joseph Smith story in this art form. Support their work here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pillaroflight https://www.facebook.com/groups/485210652028235/

Matthew & James focus on Latter-day Saint Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision of 1820Official LDS AccountsA Missionary Perspective (including the picture Matthew shows James)Saints Book from which James read extractsJoseph Smith a History (Pearl of Great Price)

Matthew & James continue their journey through the Book of Mormon show by talking about the huge amount of information that is downloaded on the audience during this song. They unpick a few details including Joseph Smith's First Vision, the origins of the Latter-day Saints and what makes Mormonism true (or not).Our email address is hellomormonism@gmail.com (and not how Matthew said it)Listen to all American Prophet on Spotify

I talk about Joseph's first vision, and his meeting with Moroni. These events usher in the founding of the church.

I talk about Joseph's first vision, and his meeting with Moroni. These events usher in the founding of the church.

Grant Palmer served as a CES Institute Director and Seminary/Institute Teacher for over 30 years. In part 3 of this 4 part series, Grant takes us through a deep dive into his 1st book--An Insider's View of Mormon Origins. During this episode we cover Joseph Smith's treasure seeking and usage of peep stones, the actual mechanics of the Book of Mormon Process, the actual accounts of the witnesses to the Book of Mormon, the multiple versions of Joseph Smith's First Vision story, and the evolution of the LDS Priesthood accounts.

In this episode we tackle 4 main topics. First, brother Bushman provides a high level review of the major Joseph Smith biographies that preceded Rough Stone Rolling, including Fawn Brodie's "No man knows my history." Next, brother Bushman discusses the art of writing history, and the challenges involved in trying to arrive at "the facts" and "the truth" for both historians, and readers of history. Finally, we discuss in depth the first 2 of our top 10 tough Joseph Smith issues: 1) The multiple and somewhat varying accounts of Joseph Smith's first vision story, and 2) Joseph Smith's involvement in folk magic and treasure digging.

Grant Palmer served as a CES Institute Director and Seminary/Institute Teacher for over 30 years. In part 3 of this 4 part series, Grant takes us through a deep dive into his 1st book--An Insider's View of Mormon Origins. During this episode we cover Joseph Smith's treasure seeking and usage of peep stones, the actual mechanics of the Book of Mormon Process, the actual accounts of the witnesses to the Book of Mormon, the multiple versions of Joseph Smith's First Vision story, and the evolution of the LDS Priesthood accounts.

In this episode we tackle 4 main topics. First, brother Bushman provides a high level review of the major Joseph Smith biographies that preceded Rough Stone Rolling, including Fawn Brodie's"No man knows my history." Next, brother Bushman discusses the art of writing history, and the challenges involved in trying to arrive at"the facts" and"the truth" for both historians, and readers of history. Finally, we discuss in depth the first 2 of our top 10 tough Joseph Smith issues: 1) The multiple and somewhat varying accounts of Joseph Smith's first vision story, and 2) Joseph Smith's involvement in folk magic and treasure digging.