First Vision

This volcano erupted in 1815, the largest volcanic eruption in modern history, creating "The year without a summer." This led the Smith family to give up trying to farm in Vermont and move to New York

• Vesuvius

• Mauna Loa

• Kilaeua

• Tambora

Answer explanation

Mount Tambora in Indonesia – Was over 14,000’, 1815. Afterwards, it was only 9354. The caldera is 6km across and 4000' deep. It snowed in Virginia on July 4, 1816 (The year without a summer worldwide). Lord Byron penned the poem “Darkness,” which he set in a time where the “bright sun was extinguish’d” and “Morn came and went—and came, and brought no day.”

How many older siblings did Joseph have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

Alvin, Hyrum, and Sofrania

How many younger siblings did Joseph have?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 5

Answer explanation

Samuel, William, Katherine, Don Carlos, Lucy

Why did Joseph have a limp when he moved from Vermont to Virginia?

(a)  

This family member felt that attending no church was better than attending the wrong church.

• Father Joseph

• Mother Lucy

• Brother Alvin

• Sister Sofrania

What scripture did Joseph read that he later described, "Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine."

• Hebrews 1:10

• John 3:16

• Helaman 5:12

• James 1:5

Quote or summarize scripture that Joseph heard during a sermon, and then read again later that he described, "Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine." (JSH 1:14)

(a)  

Where did Joseph live when he had his first vision? (JSH 1:3)

• Kirtland, OH

• Manchester, NY

• Sharon, VT

• Harmony, PA

Answer explanation

After living in Palmyra for 2 years, the Smith family had saved up enough to buy a 100 acre farm in Manchester (just South of Palmyra)

What time of year did Joseph have the first vision?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

How old was Joseph Smith when he had the first vision?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 16