Multiple accounts of the First Vision/Criticisms

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General criticisms regarding the First Vision



Overview of the criticisms related the Joseph Smith's accounts of the First Vision

Summary: Joseph Smith gave a number of different accounts of the First Vision to a variety of people. Some assert that differences in the accounts show that he changed and embellished his story over time, and that he therefore had no such vision.

Censorship and revision of LDS History: The First Vision?

Summary: Critics charge that the existence of multiple accounts of the First Vision have been suppressed or hidden.