Church History

First Vision

  • Contents

  • Title Page

  • Introduction

    • Introduction

    • Ask of God: Joseph Smith’s First Vision (Video)

    • The First Vision Narrative

  • Joseph Smith’s Accounts of the First Vision

    • Circa Summer 1832 History

    • Journal, 9–11 November 1835

    • Circa 1838 History

    • “Church History,” 1 March 1842 (Wentworth Letter)

  • The First Vision: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast

    • Episode 1: “An Unusual Excitement”

    • Episode 2: “What Is to Be Done?”

    • Episode 3: “I Retired to the Woods”

    • Episode 4: “A Pillar of Light”

    • Episode 5: “It Caused Me Serious Reflection”

    • Episode 6: “I Had Seen a Vision”

  • Resources

    • Additional Information

Circa 1838 History


“Circa 1838 History,” Joseph Smith’s Accounts of the First Vision (2020)

“Circa 1838 History,” Joseph Smith’s Accounts of the First Vision

Circa 1838 History

Joseph Smith—History 1:5–20