May 24, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith recounts the First Vision and is recorded by Church member Alexander Neibaur in his diary.
Sources:
Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820–1844, John W. Welch, pp. 25–26; 50
The Papers of Joseph Smith, Dean C. Jessee, 1:459
"Censoring Joseph Smith's Story," Hugh Nibley, Improvement Era, 64:7 p. 522
Joseph Smith's First Vision: Confirming Evidences and Contemporary Accounts, Milton V. Backman, Jr., 2nd ed., p. 177
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