Working independently, John C. Lefgren and John P. Pratt give evidence for determining the date of the First Vision. Their evidence comes from these sources: (1) The personal account of Joseph Smith where he tells that God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him in the early
The four parts of the wheel indicate the passing of time: birth, youth, adulthood, death. I’ve recently learned that the four corners of the earth in scripture also indicate markers of time, and not simply geographical directions. Within the earth’s yearly journey around the sun are also four equidistant points (or corners) of significance: the equinoxes and solstices, each one marking the change of seasons.
