November 14, 1835

Kirtland, Ohio
Joseph Smith recounted his experience in the sacred grove to a man named Erastus Holmes. Joseph refers to his experience in the grove as the "first visitation."
Sources: 
Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820–1844, John W. Welch, 
Joseph Smith, Journal, 14 November 1835 
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