First Vision Stained Glass

“First Vision” Stained glass, 1915

CHURCH HISTORY MUSEUM: “THE HEAVENS ARE OPENED”

Originally displayed in the Adams Ward building in Los Angeles, California, this stained-glass artwork portrays the majesty of the divine vision given to young Joseph Smith in the spring of 1820. The artwork also depicts the unique Latter-day Saint belief that God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, are two separate, physical Beings.

The rst Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Los Angeles, the Adams Ward, was dedicated by President Joseph F. Smith on May 4, 1913. The building was located at 153 West Adams Boulevard, adjacent to the mission headquarters building, which was completed at that same time (see Richard O. Cowan and William E. Homer, California Saints: A 150-Year Legacy in the Golden State [1996], chapter 14: “Roots and Branches”).

First Vision