24042

Journal Article

English

Jones,Christopher C.

The Power and Form of Godliness : Methodist Conversion Narratives and Joseph Smith's First Vision

Journal of Mormon History

Spring 2011

37

2

Salt Lake City, UT

Mormon History Association

2011

88-114

The article discusses how conversion narratives of Methodism influenced the religious writings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. and the belief system of the LDS Church. Beginning with the First Vision of the Prophet, it traces his efforts to start the LDS movement, guided by visions from God. The author attempts to define true religion within Methodism and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and cites concern from Methodism founder John Welsey of the staying power of the Methodist Church's beliefs and practices.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/23291638

Comparative religion, Methodism
Non-Mormon churches, Methodist
Smith, Joseph, Jr., writings
Wesley, John

12

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Another Look at Joseph Smith's First Vision
Brigham Young : Pioneer Prophet
Early Mormon Adoption Theology and the Mechanics of Salvation
Evaluating Three Arguments Against Joseph Smith's First Vision
Feeding the Flock : The Foundations of Mormon Thought : Church and Praxis
Layered Lives : Boston Mormons and the Spatial Contexts of Conversion

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The Power of Godliness : Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology
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“Effusions of an Enthusiastic Brain” : Joseph Smith’s First Vision and the Limits of Experiential Religion
“Experimental Proof of the Ever Blessed Trinity” : Personal Encounters with the Divine

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"We Latter-day Saints are Methodists" : The Influence of Methodism on Early Mormon Religiosity
An Analysis of the Accounts Relating Joseph Smith's Early Visions
Eight Contemporary Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision--What Do We Learn from Them?
Emergence of a Fundamental : The Expanding Role of Joseph Smith's First Vision in Mormon Religious Thought
Joseph Smith : Rough Stone Rolling
Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism
Joseph Smith's First Vision : The First Vision in its Historical Context
Literary Form and Historical Understanding : Joseph Smith's First Vision
Re-Placing Memory : Latter-day Saint Use of Historical Monuments and Narrative in the Early Twentieth Century
Reverend George Lane--Good 'Gifts,' Much 'Grace,' and Marked 'Usefulness'
The Early Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision
The Papers of Joseph Smith, Volume 1 : Autobiographical and Historical Writings
The Religious Heritage of the British Northwest and the Rise of Mormonism
The Visionary World of Joseph Smith
William Smith on Mormonism