First Vision

proper noun

The appearance of God the Father and Jesus Christ to the fourteen-year-old Joseph Smith, Jr. in a wooded area (now called the Sacred Grove) near Palmyra, New York in the early spring of 1820.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. MormonismThe appearance of God the Father and Jesus Christ to the fourteen-year-old Joseph Smith, Jr. in a wooded area (now called the Sacred Grove) near Palmyra, New York in the early spring of 1820.

Translations

French Première Vision
  • Première Visionappearance of God and Jesus to Joseph Smith, Jr. near Palmyra
Portuguese Primeira Visão
  • Primeira Visãoappearance of God and Jesus to Joseph Smith, Jr. near Palmyra
Spanish Primera Visión
  • Primera Visiónappearance of God and Jesus to Joseph Smith, Jr. near Palmyra
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APA

First Vision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/First%20Vision

MLA

“First Vision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/First%20Vision. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “First Vision,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/First%20Vision.

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