Without Disclosing My True Identity – The Authorized and Official Biography of the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr. In the late-winter of 1820, Joseph Smith, Jr., professed to have had an encounter not at all like some other at any point recorded in mankind's history. In his own words he states: "At the point when the light refreshed upon me I saw two Personages, whose brilliance and greatness oppose all portrayal, remaining above me noticeable all around. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and stated, indicating the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!" (JS-H 1:17) Joseph Smith vouched for the world that two restored people introduced themselves before him, whom the remainder of the world would perceive as God, the Father and His Son, Jesus, the Christ. Later in 1823, three years subsequent to getting what has turned out to be known as the First Vision, Joseph was again visited by a revived individual, who called himself Moroni: He called me ...