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First Vision

First Vision proper noun: the appearance of God the Father and Jesus Christ to the fourteen-year-old Joseph Smith, Jr. in a wooded area (now called the Sacred Grove) near Palmyra, New York in the early spring of 1820.

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Proper noun

First Vision

  1. (Mormonism) The appearance of God the Father and Jesus Christ to the fourteen-year-old Joseph Smith, Jr. in a wooded area (now called the Sacred Grove) near Palmyra, New York in the early spring of 1820.

Questions about First Vision

What does First Vision mean?
First Vision means the appearance of God the Father and Jesus Christ to the fourteen-year-old Joseph Smith, Jr. in a wooded area (now called the Sacred Grove) near Palmyra, New York in the early spring of 1820.
What part of speech is First Vision?
First Vision is a proper noun.

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