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Defending the Faith: Remembering the First Vision By  Daniel Peterson Published: March 23, 2017 7:00 a.m. Updated: yesterday   View 2 Items Provided by Brigham Young University Museum of Art LDS artist Minerva Teichert's "The First Vision" (1934) depicts key moment of the Restoration. Some years ago, two Latter-day Saint writers arrived separately at the conclusion that Joseph Smith’s First Vision probably occurred on Sunday, March 26, 1820. (See “ Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning: Sun 26 Mar 1820 ?”  )  In other words, this coming Sunday may mark the 197th anniversary of the commencement of the Restoration. Of course, we can’t be certain of the date. Unlike most of Joseph’s fundamental visions, it was received alone. (See " Many of Prophet's revelations were shared experiences ," Feb. 24, 2011.) Nonetheless, the anniversary must be near at hand, and this seems a good time to reflect on that pivotal even

We all are still high from the wonderful conference we had this last weekend! I have read most of these, and still own some of them.  Great books! The Ultimate List of LDS Classics Every Mormon Should Read by Christiana Pinborough Mormon Life It isn't an easy task to narrow down the list of books written by Prophets, Apostles, and historians about the Church. The topics are varied and the viewpoints are many. However, there are certain books that have risen to the top and have stayed extremely relevant to readers over the years. We'd like to introduce our ultimate list of must-read LDS classics: The Infinite Atonement |By Tad R. Callister “The Atonement is the central act of human history, the pivotal point in all time, the doctrine of doctrines," writes Robert L. Millet in his foreword to this landmark book. Tad R. Callister’s  The Infinite Atonement  offers us one of the most comprehensive, yet understandable, discourses o