RLA publishes article in Ensign talking about First Vision accounts; answers common criticisms, provides historical context.
Richard L. Anderson, “Joseph Smith’s Testimony of the First Vision,” Ensign, April 1996, 10–21, accessed July 30, 2021
Following are brief discussions of issues that have been raised about testimonies from the Prophet that he saw the Father and the Son. Satisfying spiritual and historical answers to these questions are found by looking closely at the Prophet’s own words and other reliable sources pertaining to his youth.