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|sublink1=Question: What is Brigham Young claimed to have said that leads one to doubt that he denied the First Vision? | |||
|sublink2=Juncker (1994): "Unknown to many, the early church fathers often referred to Jesus as an Angel....in antiquity the word 'angel' meant 'messenger.'" | |||
|sublink3=Question:Is there anything wrong with early Church leaders using the term "angel" to refer to Jesus Christ? | |||
|sublink4=Question: Did Brigham Young confirm or expound on Joseph Smith’s first vision? | |||
|sublink5=Question: When and how often did Brigham Young refer to elements of Joseph Smith's First Vision in his discourses? | |||
|sublink6=Brigham Young (1861): "The Lord chose Joseph Smith, called upon him at fourteen years of age, gave him visions" | |||
|sublink7=Brigham Young (1855): "The Lord did not come with the armies of heaven...But He did send His angel to this same obscure person, Joseph Smith jun" | |||
|sublink8=Brigham Young (1867): "the Lord called upon Joseph he was but a boy—a child, only about fourteen years of age" | |||
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