Stories
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“Hello from the Sacred Grove!” (April 2020 Liahona and Friend)Learn more about Joseph Smith and where his family lived when he received the First Vision.
- Book of Mormon Stories, “Chapter 1: How We Got the Book of Mormon”
- Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 2: Joseph Smith’s First Vision”
- “The First Vision” (June 2008 Liahona and Friend)
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf shares his testimony of Joseph Smith and the First Vision. - “The First Vision” (March 2008 Friend)
A retelling of the story of the First Vision told with words and pictures. - “Jesus Christ and the First Vision” (January 2013 Liahona and Friend)
An image and short description of the First Vision. - “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (April 1995 Friend)
Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles tells the story of the Restoration, including the First Vision. - Poem: “The First Vision” (February 2008 Friend)
A 10-year old boy shares his poem about the First Vision - “Praying to Our Father” (June 2015 Friend)
President Henry B. Eyring testifies that God will answer your prayers. Includes a rebus and treasure hunt activity. - “Sharing Time: ‘This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him’” (May 2005 Friend)
A retelling of the First Vision and Restoration. Includes an activity to glue pictures representing the Restoration to a paper church building.
Activities
- Coloring Page: “Heavenly Father Hears My Prayers” (April 2020 Liahona and Friend)
- Coloring Page: “My faith in Jesus Christ grows when I learn about the Restoration of the gospel.” (May 2007 Friend)
An image of Joseph Smith kneeling in the grove. - “The First Vision” (April 2009 Friend)
A quiz with questions about the First Vision from Joseph Smith—History - “The First Vision” (January 2001 Friend)
Includes pictures and instructions to create a shoe-box panorama of the First Vision. - “Jesus Christ Restored the Fulness of the Gospel through Joseph Smith” (April 2010 Liahona and Friend)
Includes a picture pinwheel depicting various scenes such as Joseph studying the Bible and the First Vision. - “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (March 2008 Friend)
Cut out and color these figures and use them to tell the story of the First Vision. - “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (February 2001 Liahona and Friend)
Cut out these figures, paste them on heavy paper, and use them to tell the story of the First Vision. - “Sharing Time: Prophet of the Restoration” (July 2001 Friend)
Cut out these figures, paste them on heavy paper, and use them to tell the story of the First Vision. - “Sharing Time: ‘This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him’” (May 2005 Friend)
A retelling of the First Vision and Restoration. Includes an activity to glue pictures representing the Restoration to a paper church building.
Media
- Sheet Music: “The First Vision” (April 2020 Liahona and Friend)
- Gospel Art Picture: “First Vision”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Seeks Wisdom in the Bible”
- Gospel Art Picture: “The First Vision”
- Image Collection: “New York”
Includes multiple images of the Sacred Grove. - Image: “First Vision”
- Image: “The Sacred Grove”
- Image: “The Sacred Grove”
- Music: “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” (Hymns, no. 26)
- Music: “On a Golden Springtime” (Children’s Songbook, 88)
- Music: “The Sacred Grove” (Children’s Songbook, 87)
- Music: “This Is My Beloved Son” (Children’s Songbook, 76)
- Scripture Figures: “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (March 2008 Friend)
- Sheet Music: “A Young Boy Named Joseph” (May 1995 Friend)
- Sheet Music “On Bended Knee” (April 2004 New Era)
- Sheet Music: “Truth Restored” (December 2005 Friend)
- Verse: “A Boy Seeking Answers” (April 2010 Friend)
We can pray to gain a testimony just as Joseph Smith did. - Video: Book of Mormon Stories, “Chapter 1: How We Got the Book of Mormon”
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 2: Joseph Smith’s First Vision (1820)”
- Video: “Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ Appeared to Joseph Smith”
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles testifies that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith. - Video: “Joseph Smith and the First Vision”
- Video: “Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration”
A full-length movie about the life of Joseph Smith. - Video: Mormon Messages, “The Message of the Restoration”
Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles retells the story of the First Vision and Restoration. - Video: “The Restoration”
