How Do 2nd and 3rd Hand Accounts Add to Our Understanding of

Title

How Do 2nd and 3rd Hand Accounts Add to Our Understanding of the First Vision?

Publication Type

Podcast

Publication Date

March 28, 2023

Authors

Griffiths, Casey Paul (Primary), and Woodward, Scott (Primary)

URL

https://churchhistorymatters.podbean.com/e/how-do-2nd-and-3rd-hand-accounts-add-to-our-understanding-of-the-first-vision/

Abstract

Thousands of people heard Joseph Smith’s testimony first hand. Some of those testimonies included him telling about his First Vision experience. Some of those people who heard his witness wrote down the details of what they heard. Luckily, a few of those handwritten accounts have survived until today and some of them contain even more details about Joseph’s vision which add to our understanding of what happened in 1820 in the Sacred Grove in Palmyra, New York. In today's episode we explore three of these second hand accounts and then one bonus third-hand account which contains a significant detail that no other account ever mentions.

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How Do 2nd and 3rd Hand Accounts Add to Our Understanding of the First Vision?​

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