what sushi_ kinda understands/guesstimates why joseph didnt reveal all about his first vison then was somehow he didnt have confidence in general members about telling publicly all things about his vision experiences....
school of prophets started 1833 jan and later there some members of that school saw son and father through the help/guidance of joseph....
http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/ZebC.html
"James G. Marsh, ~1832-33
In approximately 1832-33 a then 9 year-old Mormon boy, James G. Marsh, had a vision of God, whom he talked to "face to face" and saw Jesus "coming in his glory." It should be noted that as of July 1838, when the obituary was written, there was no published account of Joseph Smith seeing....
Elder's Journal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Far West, Missouri, July 1838
Vol.1, No.3, p.48
OBITUARY.
DIED on the 7th of May last, James G. Marsh, second son of Thomas B. Marsh, aged 14 years, 11 months and seven days.
From early infancy he manifested a love and reverence towards his Heavenly Father, while his parents diligently taught him the first principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And having a thirst for knowledge and a love of good principles, he eagerly embraced the gospel, and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints, early in the spring of 1832, being between
His great love of knowledge led him to take hold of every opportunity to read the most useful books, and as he was a lover of the gospel, he made himself well acquainted with the sacred writings, and even at this early age, he had become well skilled in profane as well as sacred history.
It seems that the Lord had respect unto this lover of righteousness, for when he was but about nine years of age, he had a remarkable vision, in which he talked with the Father and many of the ancient prophets face to face, and beheld the Son of God coming in his glory.
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http://www.mormonthink.com/firstvisionweb.htm#marsh
