D&C 76 I The Mysteries of Heaven Revealed I Come Follow Church History with Lynne Hilton Wilson

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

One of the most prolific visions in Church history unfolds to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon in 1832. Lasting an amazing 90 minutes, the pair see God the Father, Christ, Satan and the three degrees of heavenly glory. The revelation meant so much to the prophet that he reworked it as a beautiful poem and included it in a letter to W.W. Phelps, with whom he shared correspondence. To others though, this revelation signified the end of their relationship with the prophet. But why? Join Dr. Lynn Hilton Wilson as she tackles some of the tough questions surrounding one of the most significant revelations of the Restoration. Were there any witnesses to this amazing vision or was it explained to members of the Church at a later date? Was the content of the vision accepted by members of the Church or did it create controversy? How similar were the revelations that Joseph received to the teachings of other Christian leaders of the time?

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0:00.0	As we look at the Old Testament, there are many accounts of this vision of God.
0:05.0	They see that something is happening.
0:08.0	Joseph is not seeing this vision alone.
0:11.0	There are a dozen others in the room that are watching this happen.
0:15.0	I saw the glory and felt the power.
0:18.0	Through Revelation, he and Sidney Rigden are providing answers.
0:22.6	Joseph says after his initial visions, he was exhausted.
0:26.6	Later they're asked to write it down.
0:28.6	They say we can't even write a hundredth part.
0:30.6	These things are consistent of those who have had great visions.
0:38.6	Hello, welcome back to Scripture Central.
0:41.1	I'm Lynn Hilton Wilson here to talk about church history and some of the hard questions
0:46.2	there.
0:46.9	And I'm thrilled to have today, Mark Staker from the Church History Department.
0:51.3	Thank you.
0:51.8	Delighted to be here.
0:53.2	And we have a goal here to build enduring faith in Jesus Christ
0:58.8	by illuminating the restored scriptures,
1:01.7	making them more accessible and defensible
1:03.7	and comprehensible because of the historical backgrounds
1:07.2	as well as the text.
1:08.7	We love the text, but the history is very important.
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