First Vision: The Prophet Joseph Smith's Own Account

by Joseph Smith Jr., Cary Austin (Illustrator), Greg Newbold (Illustrator)

Book by Smith, Joseph, Austin, Cary, Newbold, Greg

Genres: Religion, Picture Books, Lds, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2000

About the author

Joseph Smith, Jr. was the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, also known as Mormonism, and an important religious and political figure during the 1830s and 1840s. In 1827, Smith began to gather a religious following after announcing that an angel had shown him a set of golden plates describing a visit of Jesus to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. In 1830, Smith published what he said was a translation of these plates as the Book of Mormon, and the same year he organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

For most of the 1830s, Smith lived in Kirtland, Ohio, which remained the headquarters of the church until Smith began encouraging members to gather the church to a Latter Day Saint settlement in Missouri. There, tensions between Mormons and non-Mormons resulted in the expelling of the Mormons. Smith and his people then settled in Nauvoo, Illinois where they began building a new temple aided by new converts from Europe. He was assassinated by a mob of non-Mormons at the age of 38.

Smith's followers consider him a prophet and have canonized some of his revelations as sacred texts on par with the Bible. His legacy as a leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been recognized by millions of adherents.

Reviews

[Kaylyn Munns · Rating 1 out of 5]

Joseph smith adjusted and changed this multiple times to fit his narrative to give him power over his followers. Not a true account. Do your research.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice way to read Joseph's Smith's account (quoted from the JSH) with pictures. My kids didn't love this book--but if you're going to read them about the first vision--it might as well be with pictures.

[Bridget · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautifully illustrated children's book about Joseph Smith and The First Vision.

This is on the hardcover shelf.