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English
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The Influence of Joseph Smith's Experiences in Greenville, Indiana, on His 1832 First Vision Account
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Journal of Mormon History
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2021
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47
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Champaign, IL
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University of Illinois Press
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118-122
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"On June 6, 1832, Joseph Smith wrote a letter to his wife Emma Smith from Greenville, Indiana, where he was staying with Newel K. Whitney on his way home from Missouri. In one portion of the letter, Smith described a wrestle that he had in Greenville for forgiveness of his sins—a wrestle that occurred in a grove of trees in the small town.That same summer, Smith also wrote an account of what members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints refer to as his First Vision. The similarities between what occurred in Greenville in 1832 and how Smith remembered his 1820 vision that summer indicates that the experience in Greenville impacted how he presented his experience in 1832." [Author]