Jesus’ Resurrection and Joseph Smith’s First Vision
Jesus’ resurrection happened; the First Vision did not.
Did Joseph Smith See God the Father in the First Vision?
Responds to recent attempts to defend the First Vision in light of earlier accounts in which Joseph Smith did not mention seeing God the Father.
Basic Studies of the First Vision
Joseph Smith's Changing First Vision Accounts
An overview of Joseph Smith’s changing stories of his earliest visionary experience.
New Light on Joseph Smith's First Vision
This carefully documented article summarizes evidence uncovered by Mormon historians and others that there was no revival in 1820 in the Manchester/Palmyra, New York area, as related in the official First Vision account.
Some Mormon apologists have cited this newspaper parody of the Book of Mormon as the earliest reference to the First Vision—in some cases not even getting the date right.
