LdS Scholar: "You would think that the biggest, most impressive founding event of the LDS church [The First Vision] would be the one thing that is very clear and straightforward." Yet it isn't - the historical record is complex and contradictory. Why?
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Because the first vision has been rewritten several times.
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The First Vision was told to different audiences at different times. With each telling, Joseph catered the story to his audience. The version which was canonized is the most complete, containing the most of the details found in the other accounts.
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