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[[pt:Pergunta: Será que o 14 de novembro de 1835 conta referência à "primeira visão dos anjos" significa que Joseph Smith não viu Diety?]] | [[pt:Pergunta: Será que o 14 de novembro de 1835 conta referência à "primeira visão dos anjos" significa que Joseph Smith não viu Diety?]] | ||
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Question: Does the 14 November 1835 account reference to the "first vision of Angels" mean that Joseph Smith did not see Deity?
It is patently absurd to believe that Joseph Smith would contradict himself in less than one week while telling the same exact story in front of the same exact scribe
It is patently absurd to believe that Joseph Smith would contradict himself in less than one week while telling the same exact story in front of the same exact scribe (Warren Parrish). A careful examination of the diary entries for the 9th and 14th of November indicates that the "Angels" of the 14th are the very same "angels" mentioned on the 9th. The "angels" referred to on the 9th are definitely IN ADDITION TO the two main personages who appeared - the text says quite specifically that the angels "also" made an appearance on this occasion. Joseph Smith is not contradicting himself but is rather providing an additional detail about the event he is describing.
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