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Criticism of Mormonism/Online documents/"Questions and Answers" on Mormon Stories/First Vision
Response to "Book of Mormon Concerns & Questions"
A FAIR Analysis of: John Dehlin's "Questions and Answers" A work by author: John Dehlin
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- "Joseph Smith provided multiple and varying accounts of his first vision story"
- "descriptions of the Godhead....seemed to evolve over time"
- "some of these accounts....seemed to evolve over time to correspond with his own changing beliefs"
"Joseph Smith provided multiple and varying accounts of his first vision story"
The author(s) make(s) the following claim:
Joseph Smith provided multiple and varying accounts of his first vision story
FAIR's Response
Joseph Smith's 1835 accounts of the First Vision
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- From Joseph's journal entry of 9 November 1835 (Monday)
- From Joseph's journal entry of 14 November 1835 (Saturday)
- Question: What are the two 1835 First Vision accounts that refer to angels?
- Question: Why does Joseph Smith's 9 November 1835 account of the First Vision mention "many angels?"
- Question: Does the use of the capitalized word "Angel" in the 14 November 1835 account refer to Deity?
- Question: Does the 14 November 1835 account reference to the "first vision of Angels" mean that Joseph Smith did not see Deity?
- Question: Was the History of the Church falsified when "first visitation of Angels" was changed to "my first vision"?
"descriptions of the Godhead....seemed to evolve over time"
The author(s) make(s) the following claim:
FAIR's Response
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"some of these accounts....seemed to evolve over time to correspond with his own changing beliefs"
The author(s) make(s) the following claim:
FAIR's Response
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