JC describes hearing JS relate First Vision when a religious revivial occurred.

Date
Apr 1, 1835
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Joseph Curtis
LDS
Hearsay
Holograph
2nd Hand
Reference

Joseph Curtis, Joseph Curtis reminiscences and diary, April 1, 1835, 5, MS 1654, Church History Library

Scribe/Publisher
Joseph Curtis
People
Joseph Smith, Jr., Joseph Curtis
Audience
N/A
Transcription

. . .as a revival of some of the sec[t]s was going on some of his fathers family joined in with the revival himself being quite young[.] he feeling an anxiety to be religious his mind some what troubled this scriptures came to his mind which sayes if a man lack wisdon let him ask of god who giveth liberaly and upbradeth not[.] believeing it he went with a determinati[on] to obtain to enquire of the lord himself after some strugle the Lord minifested to him that the different sects were rong also that the Lord had a great work for him to do.

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