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Originally Posted by creekster
Your question assumes, at least to some extent, that JS had a clear mindset on the Godhead at the time of the first vision. Perhaps he was not clear at the time. Perhaps it did nto occurr to him to try to specifiy the relationship of the members of the godhead until later when he was more doctrinally mature. He may not have appreciated how revolutionary some of the details were/are.
I am no scholar in this area, as you know, and this is only my own specualtion, which is relatively uninformed.
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Actually, I don't assume that at all. I think quite the opposite is true. I think it is ironic that we think the theological implications are clear but I am not sure Joseph would agree at least early on.
Also, could have Joseph understanding of the Godhead affected how he retold the event? If he believed in the trinity then it hardly seems like a big deal to talk of one or multiple personages?