Stories
- “Jesus Christ and the First Vision” (January 2013 Liahona and Friend)
An image and short description of the First Vision. - “The First Vision” (June 2008 Liahona and Friend)
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf shares his testimony of Joseph Smith and the First Vision.
English only
- “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (April 1995 Friend)
Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles tells the story of the Restoration, including the First Vision. - Poem: “The First Vision” (February 2008 Friend)
A 10-year old boy shares his poem about the First Vision - “Sharing Time: ‘This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him’” (May 2005 Friend)
A retelling of the First Vision and Restoration. Includes an activity to glue pictures representing the Restoration to a paper church building. - “The First Vision” (March 2008 Friend)
A retelling of the story of the First Vision told with words and pictures.
Activities
- “Jesus Christ Restored the Fulness of the Gospel through Joseph Smith” (April 2010 Liahona and Friend)
Includes a picture pinwheel depicting various scenes such as Joseph studying the Bible and the First Vision.
English only
- Coloring Page: “My faith in Jesus Christ grows when I learn about the Restoration of the gospel.” (May 2007 Friend)
An image of Joseph Smith kneeling in the grove. - “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (March 2008 Friend)
Cut out and color these figures and use them to tell the story of the First Vision. - “Sharing Time: ‘This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him’” (May 2005 Friend)
A retelling of the First Vision and Restoration. Includes an activity to glue pictures representing the Restoration to a paper church building. - “The First Vision” (April 2009 Friend)
A quiz with questions about the First Vision from Joseph Smith—History - “The First Vision” (January 2001 Friend)
Includes pictures and instructions to create a shoe-box panorama of the First Vision.
Media
- Gospel Art Picture: “First Vision”
- Gospel Art Picture: “Joseph Smith Seeks Wisdom in the Bible”
- Gospel Art Picture: “The First Vision”
- Image Collection: “New York”
Includes multiple images of the Sacred Grove. - Music: “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” (Hymns, no. 26)
- Music: “The Sacred Grove” (Children’s Songbook, 87)
- Scripture Figures: “Joseph Smith’s First Vision” (March 2008 Friend)
- Video: “The Restoration”
English only
- Sheet Music: “A Young Boy Named Joseph” (May 1995 Friend)
- Sheet Music “On Bended Knee” (April 2004 New Era)
- Sheet Music: “Truth Restored” (December 2005 Friend)
- Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 2: Joseph Smith’s First Vision (1820)”
- Video: Mormon Messages, “The Message of the Restoration”
Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles retells the story of the First Vision and Restoration.
