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Subject: Re: Joseph Smith's Vision

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Shelby

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Date Posted: 18:25:08 12/10/01 Mon
In reply to: cezoram 's message, "Re: Joseph Smith's Vision" on 07:56:12 12/10/01 Mon

>>>Thank you for the responses. It's helped me to
>>>understand a bit more about Joseph's vision, and why
>>>people do/don't believe in the trinity. Thanx again.
>>
>> There are several accounts of Joseph's First Vision,
>>I have read them all. It seems from my reading that
>>Joseph was speaking to different group of people each
>>time and the story was adapted to their understanding.
>>All the accounts are true, Joseph had an experience
>>with God and Christ. God and Jesus lives He is Lord
>>and Jesus is God because he is God manifested in the
>>flesh. Joseph Smith Jr., is a Prophet of the Living
>>God and the Prophet of the Restoration. Jesus Christ
>>has restored his Church to earth in the Latter Day's
>>before he returns again to earth to take his rightful
>>place as our King.
>>
>>Shelby
>
>Shelby,
>
>The difference between the versions is: they differ in
>whom Joseph Smith saw. I do not believe that he saw
>God the Father. I believe that Joseph heard the voice
>of the Father and he saw Jesus. I feel that all the
>versions cannot be true, because Joseph couldn't have
>seen God the Father and not seen Him at the same time.
> I do believe that the First Vision was gradually
>changed to support the beliefs of some of the leaders
>in their belief of multiple gods and exaltation. But
>I do not see any evidence where Joseph Smith changed
>the account. I believe that things got out of his
>control, and he could not do anything about it,
>because he was forced to be in hiding from his enemies.
>
>Cezoram

I have just always accepted the offical version of the Vision that the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints published as Joseph Smith tells his story.

Shelby

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Re: Joseph Smith's Vision	Zyon	21:54:00 12/10/01 Mon
Re: Joseph Smith's Vision -- Shelby, 18:18:38 12/11/01 Tue Re: Joseph Smith's Vision -- Zyon, 19:04:13 12/12/01 Wed Re: Joseph Smith's Vision -- Shelby, 19:58:10 12/12/01 Wed