Movie First Vision March 26th

For additional information, take a look at this website march26th1820.com/ Working independently, John C. Lefgren and John P. Pratt give evidence for determining the date of the First Vision. Their evidence comes from these sources: (1) The personal account of Joseph Smith where he tells that God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him in the early spring of 1820 in a grove of trees near his father's farm. (2) The ancient prophecy from the Book of Enoch concerning the whole history of man. (3) The repeating cycles of time that are witnessed in the heavens by the orbits of the earth, the moon, and the sun. (4) the familiar 7-day week cycle and its function in the Calendar of Enoch. (5) The weather-dependent cycles for the production of 1,000 pounds of maple sugar that the Smith Family made in the early spring of 1820. (6) The world's first systematic national weather reports that the Surgeon General of the United States Army organized for 1820.
In 1820 the Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Lovell, commanded medical officers stationed at 14 army posts in the United States to record weather conditions three times a day: 7:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. Many of these original reports are found in the National Archives. In June 1820 the Surgeon General took these records and prepared the first weather report in the history of the world. His report was printed on July 27, 1820, in the National Intelligencer, the dominant newspaper of Washington, D.C. In that issue, the date for the First Vision is identified as the warmest and most beautiful day for March 1820 at Sackets Harbor, New York. This movie shows that Sunday, March 26, 1820, satisfies the criteria for the setting of the First Vision.

[@fitzsw1]

Oh how lovely is the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ prophesied by all the Holy Prophets since the world began. The dispensation of the fullness of times.

[@sleepingwithcats5121]

Amazing.... How beautiful upstate New York is and Vermont... I've lived both places. Thank you

[@RyanReeder]

Not to.mention that The Book of Mormon was published exactly ten years later, on March 26th, 1830. Convincing evidence, if not definitive.

[@lunettepepperglow7472]

It’s interesting to me that these men began their separate journeys of research, that would eventually converge, in 1978 - the very year that the revelation on the priesthood came to be. The Lord is always willing to pour out his knowledge and wisdom for the benefit of his children. We just have to listen and be ready to act!

[@donlmilne]

Excellent work to figure this out. Makes total sense and well timed for the 200th anniversary of the First Vision.

[@patternsandconnections]

This has now become one of my most important annual celebrations. March 26, 1830, exactly ten years to the day, is when the Book of Mormon went on sale at the local Grandin print shop. A very important connection!

[@six1nyne]

Wow!

[@kellysmithmarketing]

Thanks for putting this together. Very interesting information.

[@ilianamartinsen4174]

I love it!. It shows that the Lord is not a Lord of confusion but a Lord of order; Thank you for such an amazing video, Our Lord calls who he wants to call to restore order where Lucifer wanted to create sooo much mess in our lives. Thank you for taking the time to restore peace...

[@leericmarvin]

It was also a Palm Sunday, herolding Jesus arrival in the last dispensation.

[@hollioram]

Thank you so much for creating this video--fascinating! M. Garfield Cook's book, "Restoration in Geometric Symbolism" also confirms March 26th as the likely date of the First Vision.

[@natashaheperi4383]

Lovely thank you ❤️

[@shirleyjohannesen6256]

I enjoyed watching this video. I have a copy of Dr Lundgren's book that he gave us in Vermont at the JS Memorial. Also to see Gary Cass again!!

[@susantucker3836]

shirley Johannesen love Gary and Sue Cass!

[@danl6852]

Ever since I read that it happen this day my birthday has become more special and has allowed me to focus that day on more important things than just celebrating my birthday. My birthday is on March 26

[@kennyhunter3323]

I was born April 6th, church believes Christ Jesus was actually born on April 6th...feeling blessed"

[@rodneybc7814]

That's a nice birthday!

[@ellsbry]

After all that wonderful research to come to the same conclusion, I wonder why they didn’t check the date to see how it compared the ancient Hebrew Feast holidays? Many restoration dates correspond to Hebrew Holidays like the dedication of the Kirtland Temple on Palm Sunday in 1836 and the visions of Elijah, Moses etc restoring Keys the following Sunday which was Easter and also coincided with the Hebrew Passover when the Jews look for Elijah to return. So when was the 26th of March in 1820 in respect to these Hebrew Feast days? Easter date calculators tell us that 26 March 1820 was Palm Sunday, the day of Christ’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem ! What could be more significant than Christ appearing on that same day to Brother Joseph to enter in or open the Last Dispensation ::: triumphally?!!

[@kennyhunter3323]

Easter does fall in end of march some times...

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

John Pratt's research does go further, this is just an introductory. I believe it was a holy day that year, but it's been awhile since I've looked into it. It would've been nice to have that included, for sure:)

[@clydegriffin425]

Bryan, I've been on the same research trajectory for some time now. Thumbs up!

[@grandpaje4734]

I have no doubt, the first vision is true, that Heavenly Father and his son, Jesus Christ appeared to young prophet Joseph Smith : 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. The kingdom of God is given to the nation of the USA through the young farmer boy Joseph Smith Jr...bringing forth the fruits thereof. (Matthew 21) In the name ofJesus Christ, the Saviour. Amen.

[@herbofallon965]

Fantastic video concerning the apparent exact day of the First Vision.

[@Fred-mp1vf]

Thank you for sharing this! For some reason the captions for this video appear in German on my smart TV, but in English on my computer.

[@meyersonfire]

Wonderful!

[@markthefishguy]

In JS writings it tells that his mother suggests a place for him to pray..she prays there as well JS goes there and Mark's the stop with a axe.

[@davidtorres3251]

Wow! That’s incredible. Thank you for the observation.

[@victoriaorme1564]

Amazing! I love it!

[@Motlatsi]

God truly abides by the Law of witnesses Himself. That the Church was restored at this time makes sense spiritually as recorded regarding thorns & thistles growing together.

[@laurencek.1580]

So why isn't Book of Enoch isn't apart of the LDS church's cannon of scripture? The other issues around J. Smith is if he had a testimony of Christ, It still doesn't justify his later conduct, behavior, failed prophecies, Book of Abraham, etc.

[@richardholmes5676]

Pretty sure Laurence K. will avoid my comment.

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

Yes, since as the parable says, almost immediately the enemy entered and sowed bad seed. The wheat and the tares are indeed still being allowed to grow together... but not for long.

[@francesfrerichs8060]

Amazing what people can do information they can find when they put their mind to it and it becomes a passion and with that passion they solve the day of the Joseph Smith First Vision. That is wonderful and I'm so thankful but that first vision and Joseph termination to ask Todd

[@francesfrerichs8060]

To ask God which of the churches were true and his answer he received was none of them, for they teach the Commandments of men mingled with scripture. Joseph got his answer and he stood by that his whole life and I will stand by his answer my whole life.

[@Canut0]

🤯 the amount of things that had to come together to align ALL of this ❤🙏 ... i need one of those probability videos now 😂

[@Nolrandir]

Well done!

[@agirlwithamind1]

So what’s supposed to happen in the 9th and 10th weeks? Should we expect certain events to transpire in year 2,184?

[@tinacarvalhoBodyandHealth]

thank you. please can you share about 6 April The Lords Birthdate?

[@pixibelle3282]

So Joseph Smith was affected by the weather patterns? Especially the lunar patterns? I'm drawing a conclusion from the fact they start with a dr that is interested in weather patterns on health.

[@EMonzon]

very good

[@tcatt222]

Amazing the preponderance of evidence here.

[@stelladavis7832]

What evidence? Lol, it is rantings with zero scientific method applied. But honestly, what is the evidence in this video you support?

[@ChapinaUSA]

@@stelladavis7832 go play with your toys :)

[@stelladavis7832]

@@ChapinaUSA Wow great response, can tell you have the truth lol

[@suebee249]

Where do we find the Book of Enoch

[@michaelhancock9636]

The Book of Enoch is one of the books in the apocrypha. You can easily find it on Google. It's quite interesting.

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

Amazon is a good place. Audible. And you can even listen on KZbin if it's still there.

[@marialuisatorres1585]

I saw this last year and again this year. It has stayed with me. Is there any way it could be translated (even if only subtitles) into Spanish? I know many of my people would love to view this. The heavens have lead our lives always.

[@jclefgren-Heartland]

That sounds like a good idea. Can you help me? I do not speak Spanish. I can get a computer translation from English to Spanish for the subtitles. Would you be able to review and edit the Spanish? My email is [e-mail] Send me a link to your email and I will send you a computer-generated Spanish translation. I can put the Spanish subtitles on to the KZbin video.

[@jclefgren-Heartland]

One more time. I just found out that KZbin will make an automated Spanish translation of the subtitles. Click on "setting" and select the Spanish language. See how that works.

[@dominicbailin2207]

I love all of the false attempts to undermine the event. If it didn't happen and all visions and revelations ceased with the early Apostles, then why persecute an obscure 14 year old boy of no consequence? Either he experienced what he said or he didn't. It doesn't take more faith to accept the resurrection of Jesus Christ than to accept this experience. One could follow this example and go to the source of truth: God.

[@michaelmabry348]

interesting

[@toddmathis7484]

So McConkie was wrong saying it was April 6th.

[@grneal26]

correct

[@johnbarton7159]

No

[@lunettepepperglow7472]

This is not my own insight, but it’s true that 200 years later - to the day - the Lord moved upon the prophet and first presidency to close the temples around the world. God does not operate under coincidences. Only a week or so later, a solemn assembly was held and some have concluded that this was the end of the 1/2 hour of silence in Heaven that began April 6th, 2000, which was likely the opening of the 7th seal.

[@woodrochristopherwood1578]

It is speculation that the Palmyra Temple Dedication is the Solemn assembly that is prophesied to take place in the Book of Revelation as the half hour of silence. Referencing Amos 3:7, President Gordon B. Hinckley would have have said so and it would have been very clear to the membership. However, it was never confirmed by the prophet himself as so many of the membership of the church wanted to attend the dedication that it was broadcast to a large audience in church buildings to many could attend. The Hosanna shout via conference wouldn't have been needed to conclude the 21 years of silence without knowing what it was about. Surely, President Russell M. Nelson would have known and said something if it was. It is of my opinion that the Solemn Assembly as referenced in the Book of Revelations will be a major activity all the church membership who want or can attend will be able to do so and will know specifically what the purpose is about in the future. There will be now doubt what it is for, yet I am sure the Prophet will announce in the assembly what it is about besides a temple dedication or a conference Hosanna Shout. Personally, I do believe that the 21 years of silence will be the greatest missionary work ever seen since the beginning of time on Earth. Yet as President Nelson has made changes, I am sure we will see the fruits of the Youth going on missions and new areas opening up for the gospel (The Book of Mormon) to flood the Earth. It is just a matter of time.

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

Curious if you still believe this. Imo we haven't even begun the years of tribulation, but that they are close at hand.

[@jaybingham3379]

Seems plausible. My only contention is with the depiction of Joseph climbing a hill to pray. I have been to Palmyra and that depiction does not match the geography of the Smith family farmstead and the location that is designated currently as the Sacred Grove. Other than that the research appears to have been thorough.

[@jclefgren-Heartland]

I agree.

[@elderbroomhead2671]

Plausible? Don't you think there's something strange about this church, the way it twists history? mit.irr.org/mormon-champions-loss-of-faith There's a reason well-informed people back then didn't believe Joseph Smith's claims.

[@102wingnut]

@@elderbroomhead2671 the "well-informed" scribes and Pharisees didn't back Jesus' claims either. Many "well-informed" people then and now rejected any notion of God or religion. Yet many very educated and intelligent people supported Joseph Smith at the time and have testimonies of his Divine calling today.

[@elderbroomhead2671]

Who? Name them. Do not mention names of Mormons or members of other Mormonist denominations, including FLDS. You are giving credence to that "Banned Mormon Cartoon" part where it says you must win the approval of Joseph Smith, Elohim, and the Mormon Jesus to be granted celestial glory. You are aware of that?

[@102wingnut]

@@elderbroomhead2671 no idea what cartoon you are talking about. Just because someone drew a nice picture doesn't make it true. Are you suggesting then that anyone who believes that Joseph Smith was really a prophet must be dumb or uneducated? Sorry but that's pretty much the worst argument against the church I have ever heard in my life lol.

[@cokkep]

No happenstance here. Time is not arbitrary to our God.

[@jacobjensen8592]

By the mouth of two or three witnesses

[@Si-gz9ee]

Critics of the Church argue against the reality of the First Vision by saying that Joseph Smith did not record his experience with the vision until many years after it occurred. Fawn Brodie has written that Joseph made up stories of angels in 1834 in response to charges made by E.D. Howe, one of the first anti-Mormon writers. (Did she miss the Articles and Covenants of the Church?) If Joseph's accounts of angelic visitations were fabricated in response to writings by critics, we must wonder how the critics knew of such events in the first place….) E.D. Howe quotes Ezra Booth as having said in 1831 that Joseph described "an angel, as having the appearance of 'a tall, slim, well-built, handsome man, with a bright pillar upon his head'" (Howe, Mormonism Unvailed, p. 187). If Joseph was telling people about divine visions - even including the pillar of light - how can Brodie say that he waited until years later to make that story up?

[@sourceonesemail1]

excellent point most ignore

[@jamesmccluskey8055]

Seers are also Prophets, and written works of prophets are considered to be sacred - however: The Book of the Covenant the Bible refers to is missing - Exodus 24:7 The Book of Gad the Seer that the Bible speaks of is missing - 1 Chronicles 29:29 The records of Nathan the prophet are spoken of by the Bible, but are missing - 1 Chronicles 29:29, 2 Chronicles 9:29 The Book of the Wars of the Lord is also spoken of, but is missing - Numbers 21:14 The Book of Jashar is spoken of, but is missing - Numbers 21:14, 2 Samuel 1:18, Psalms 40:7, Joshua 8:34, 2 Kings 23:21, Nehemiah 8:15, Nehemiah 10:34, Daniel 9:13. The Annals of King David are spoken of, but are also missing - 1 Chronicles 27:24, 1 Kings 11:41 The records of Shemaiah the prophet are also spoken of, but are missing - 2 Chron. 12:15 The records of Iddo the prophet are also spoken of, but are missing - 2 Chron. 9:29, 13:22 The book of Samuel the seer is spoken of, but missing - 1 Chronicles 29:29 The book of the acts of Solomon are also spoken of, but missing also - 1 Kings 11:41 The Prophecy of Ahija is spoken of, but missing as well - 2 Chronicles 9:29 The book of Jehu is missing also - 2 Chronicles 20:34 The Sayings of the Seers missing also - 2 Chronicles 33:19 Early epistle of Paul to the Corinthians is spoken of, but missing - 1 Corinthians 5:9 Early epistle of Paul to the Ephesians is also spoken of, but missing as well - Ephesians 3:3 Early epistle of Paul to the Laodicians spoken of, but also missing - Colossians 4:16 The rest of the acts of Uzziah written by Isaiah spoken of, but missing - 2 Chronicles 26:22 Former Epistle of Jude referred to but missing - Jude 1:3 The prophecies of Enoch are quoted but missing - Jude 1:14 The Book of Esaias is mentioned, but missing - Luke 3:4, Luke 4:17 The importance of the book of Esaias can’t be stressed enough, for it is continually referenced and quoted by John the Baptist, the apostles and others - even Christ himself continually quoting from it to explain all the prophecies he was fulfilling - Mat. 3:3, 4:14-16, 8:17, 12:17-21, 13:14-15, 15:7-9, Mark 7:6-9, Luke 3:4, 4:17, John 1:23, 12:37-41, Acts 8:27-30, 28:25, Rom. 9:27-29, 10:16-20 Matthew says that he knew from scripture that Jesus was a Nazarene, but that information is found nowhere in the Old Testament - Matthew 2:23 Christ’s reaction of moneychangers in temple remind Apostles of well-known scripture missing from Bible - John 2:17 It was prophesied that Christ’s side would be pierced and his legs would not be customarily broken, but this prophecy is found nowhere in the OT - John 19:31-37 Not everything about Jesus is written in the Bible - John 20:30 The world couldn't contain all the books about Jesus - John 21:25

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

Wouldn't it be awesome to have these books one day?

[@six1nyne]

🤯

[@jamesmccluskey8055]

Christ's warning about false prophets did not state that ALL prophets would be false, for the system of prophets and apostles was to perpetuate (and did) after Christ’s departure - Mat. 17:15, 1 Cor. 12:27-28, Acts 13:1, Acts 11:28-30

[@jameswines5862]

Now Jesus himself said no Man has never seen the father Ever ( John 5:37, John 1:18, ) Joseph Smith what part of Never didn't Joseph Smith get

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

Lots of people have seen God. Moses comes to mind, for just one example.

[@dustdustdust807]

Doctrine and Covenants section 123

[@user-wb9vz3dt5y]

I wish I could become Mormon!

[@wardtwitchell4059]

Why not?

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

Please don't. The Book of Mormon is true, but the church Joseph restored has not been functioning since at least 1834. Brigham was an imposter and his church wouldn't even be recognized by Joseph. The Book is to bring people to Christ. It teaches the fullness of the Gospel: faith, repentance, and baptism. More or less than what Christ himself taught during his visit disqualifies it as being Christ's church. And the lds church has a LOT "more".

[@LDStothecore]

No one knows what day the First Vision happened. And it's not important to know what day. Why do so many members try to preach things like this, or the geography and things like that? We really need to be preaching the gospel of Christ and repentance instead of going off on non essential tangents. Where is this book of Enoch? I will stick with prophets and scripture.

[@brucelloyd7496]

Search for David Hocking and Book of Enoch. I can't post the hyperlink.

[@Kristy_not_Kristine]

You mean like endowments and sealings? Those practicesd by the lds aren't in the scriptures and were never taught by Jesus. Are you sure you're sticking to the scriptures? Are you sure you aren't following false prophets? Joseph was the last legitimate prophet- do you follow his teachings and revelations? If you're lds I'd bet that you do not... yet you think you do

[@LDStothecore]

@@Kristy_not_Kristine The endowment was received by revelation.

[@stelladavis7832]

Wow, I just stumbled on crazy. But do Mormons know that Smith gave a lot of different accounts of the first vision? The first one he actually recorded in his diary was a very standard protestant depiction, reflecting his initial trinitarian beliefs. He only mentions seeing one personage, and that personage said he was the lord, and he made zero mention of starting up his own church and that all church's were an abomination. This personage just forgave Smith his sins and said the world is in sin. It was much later that Smith changed it to two beings, telling him all the other church's are BS.

[@102wingnut]

All of the various accounts are published by the church. Have you actually read them all or are you just repeating what you heard? They are not all identical, but all contain the same core events. Most recorded versions of the first vision were not written by Joseph Smith himself but by people retelling what he said. Undoubtedly he told different parts and included different details depending on his audience and purpose. If something like that happened to me I wouldn't tell CNN the same thing I would tell close members of my family.

[@rabbithole2015]

@@102wingnut that is the most ridiculous excuse. If God and Jesus both appeared to me that detail would be included every time it was told. You wouldn't leave that out.

[@102wingnut]

@@rabbithole2015 there are many personal spiritual experiences I have had of which I don't readily share all the details depending on who I'm am speaking to and what we are talking about.

[@rabbithole2015]

@@102wingnut I'm not asking you to share. I'm just asking if you recognize the problem with determining truth this way?

[@genxsemiquaver7361]

@@rabbithole2015 No he doesn't, they're in reality denial and casually dismiss all the problems that my threaten their "testimony."

[@gregorypalmer6271]

It would seem reasonable to me that if he Joseph smith had the first vision and it happened in 1820... that he would have surely said something to his his mother about it... and he didn't... in her journals she never mentioned it... except for in one of her journal entry's in which she said Joseph had told her something like "those ministers are all messed up". We all know now that in these same writings in which he Joseph Smith describes his first vision account he also tell how the book of Mormon was translated... which we all know now was a lie and all of the current leaders of church admit that the real way he translated it was by looking in a hat with a rock in it... Joseph Smith was a good man... who started a church out of the personal conflict with in his own family structure... tell the truth? He did sometimes... lie? He did sometimes... tell stories? He did sometimes... he was what I call the religious teshla or inventor of religion... and he did it... by reading the bible... he did it himself... that is why he said " I have done more for the salvation of mankind... than even Jesus Christ himself... or Paul... they were running from the church that he stated... nobody is running from the church I started...yet! he pretty much says it all right there.... quote: note those words... "that i started" not that god started, but that i started... Joseph Smith was also a very proud and vain man...but I do believe that his heart was in the right place... what a character... I call him "the self made prophet" the teshla of religion...

[@RecoveringUGrad]

Typical anti-Mormon troll, using Strawman arguments, faulty logic, gaslighting, lies and so on. Is the GSB’s bowling alley full? The statement about Joseph doing more for the salvation of man save Jesus only was not made by Joseph, but rather the church pulling from the eye witness accounts of the martyrdom from Taylor and Richards. One things for certain, you anti-mormon trolls sure don’t care about facts and accuracy. Just look at Stella below. You guys are gaslighting frauds (Matt 23:15)

[@gregorypalmer6271]

@@RecoveringUGrad answer this one question... is it not true that Joseph Smith translated the book of Mormon by the use of hat with rock in It? Then why Doesn't it say that in the front of the preface of the book of Mormon? Don t you think people should know the truth about how it was translated... before the pray about It? Sorry we disagree... didn t mean to affend you... hope you have good day.

[@gregorypalmer6271]

@@RecoveringUGrad history of the church vol. 6 page 409. Praise the Lord brother....

[@gregorypalmer6271]

@@RecoveringUGrad now that i ve had a few beer in me... I 'll respond further to the truth... you call me a fraud! The leader's of this church perpetrated a fraud opon me and millions and millions of other saints who read the book of Mormon... the account of how it was translated... and myself correlated that translation with the writings in the book of either book of either and gained a testimony, only to find that it happened with a head in a hat with a rock in it.... so f off...

[@gregorypalmer6271]

What do you call somebody then? Who stands before a congregation of 2,000 believing saint's as their chosen prophet, seer and revelatory... and denounce his personal involvement in polygamy... when at the time of the sermon, we now know he had something like around 37 wife's... and he didn't tell his wife number #1... about all those other wife's ... what word would you like us to use out of Your English dictionary/vocabulary To define such a man?

[@inquisitivesoul8978]

How incredibly gullible people can be. Make something sound scientific, it must have really happened that way, wow.