Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord restored the fulness of His gospel. Great things have come since this small beginning. Today, there are over 15 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in more than 160 countries throughout the world. | Joseph Smith, The Prophet

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