First Vision
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The First Vision is the foundational event in Latter-day Saint history in which Joseph Smith reported seeing God the Father and Jesus Christ, leading to the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Vision canonical | 4 |
| Joseph Smith’s First Vision | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1968936 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Vision Context triple: [Joseph Smith, vision, First Vision]
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A.
Revelation at Mount Sinai
Revelation at Mount Sinai is the foundational biblical event in which God is said to have revealed the Torah and the Ten Commandments to the Israelites through Moses.
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B.
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred religious text of the Latter-day Saint movement that narrates the spiritual history of ancient peoples in the Americas and serves as a companion scripture to the Bible.
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C.
Demonstration of the Gospel
Demonstration of the Gospel is a major apologetic and theological work by Eusebius of Caesarea that argues for the truth of Christianity using Old Testament prophecies and historical evidence.
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D.
Aldersgate experience
The Aldersgate experience was John Wesley’s pivotal 1738 spiritual awakening in London, often seen as the spark that launched the Methodist revival.
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E.
Christ’s Second Appearing
Christ’s Second Appearing is the Shaker doctrine that Christ has returned in a spiritual, non-physical form—most fully manifested in their founder Mother Ann Lee—ushering in a new gospel age of communal, celibate, and egalitarian living.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Vision Target entity description: The First Vision is the foundational event in Latter-day Saint history in which Joseph Smith reported seeing God the Father and Jesus Christ, leading to the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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A.
Revelation at Mount Sinai
Revelation at Mount Sinai is the foundational biblical event in which God is said to have revealed the Torah and the Ten Commandments to the Israelites through Moses.
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B.
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred religious text of the Latter-day Saint movement that narrates the spiritual history of ancient peoples in the Americas and serves as a companion scripture to the Bible.
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C.
Demonstration of the Gospel
Demonstration of the Gospel is a major apologetic and theological work by Eusebius of Caesarea that argues for the truth of Christianity using Old Testament prophecies and historical evidence.
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D.
Aldersgate experience
The Aldersgate experience was John Wesley’s pivotal 1738 spiritual awakening in London, often seen as the spark that launched the Methodist revival.
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E.
Christ’s Second Appearing
Christ’s Second Appearing is the Shaker doctrine that Christ has returned in a spiritual, non-physical form—most fully manifested in their founder Mother Ann Lee—ushering in a new gospel age of communal, celibate, and egalitarian living.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foundational event in Latter-day Saint history
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religious vision ⓘ |
| approximateYear | 1820 ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Sacred Grove historic site ⓘ |
| canonizedAccount |
Doctrine and Covenants
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surface form:
Joseph Smith—History 1:5–26
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| centralTo |
Latter-day Saint conversion narratives
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missionary teaching of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints general conference
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surface form:
Latter-day Saint General Conference talks
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| controversy |
debates over historical reliability among scholars and critics
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differences among multiple historical accounts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | spring 1820 ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Latter-day Saint artwork
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Latter-day Saint films ⓘ |
| followedBy |
revelations leading to the coming forth of the Book of Mormon
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visitation of the angel Moroni (according to Latter-day Saint belief) ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeStructure | monuments in the Sacred Grove area ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestAccount | English ⓘ |
| location |
Sacred Grove
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near Palmyra, New York ⓘ |
| messageContent |
Joseph Smith was told not to join any existing church (according to Joseph Smith’s later accounts)
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existing churches were in a state of apostasy (according to Joseph Smith’s later accounts) ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Pearl of Great Price
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surface form:
Joseph Smith—History in the Pearl of Great Price
Joseph Smith’s 1832 account ⓘ Joseph Smith’s 1835 account ⓘ Joseph Smith’s 1838 account ⓘ Joseph Smith’s 1842 Wentworth letter account ⓘ |
| promptedBy | Joseph Smith’s prayer for guidance about which church to join ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | first major revelatory event of the Restoration ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
Restoration of the gospel
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nature of the Godhead in Latter-day Saint theology ⓘ prophetic calling of Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Latter-day Saint movement churches
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surface form:
Latter-day Saint movement
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| reportedBy | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| resultedIn | founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Latter-day Saint hymn “Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning” (also known as “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer”) ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
affirms separate personhood of God the Father and Jesus Christ in Latter-day Saint doctrine
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marks the beginning of the Restoration in Latter-day Saint belief ⓘ used to support belief in modern revelation ⓘ |
| visionOf |
the Father
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surface form:
God the Father
Jesus Christ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Vision Description of subject: The First Vision is the foundational event in Latter-day Saint history in which Joseph Smith reported seeing God the Father and Jesus Christ, leading to the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
annual Hill Cumorah Pageant
this entity surface form:
Joseph Smith’s First Vision