10K views · 1K reactions | “Joseph Smith’s greatness consists in one thing—the truthfulness of his declaration that he saw the Father and the Son and that he responded to the reality of that divine revelation.” —Howard W. Hunter | Joseph Smith, The Prophet | Facebook

If Joseph Smith didn't make up the first vision, why didn't he write it down first thing? Why did it take him 12 years before recording such an important event? . Well that's easy, he did write it down first thing. Joseph Smith never recorded any of his life before 1832. The first time he took time to write about his life in 1832, he talked about the First Vision. . Writing personal histories or keeping a journal wasn't nearly as universal for a 19th century farmer as it is in today's age of Goo