Moroni told Joseph that his name would be had for good and for evil, it shouldn't surprise us when people try to speak ill of him in an effort to destroy testimony, it was prophesied of.

Being firm in the testimony we've gained.

Today we talk about the attempt of the adversary to stop the first vision.

Sometimes when thinking about the first vision we imagine Joseph having a question, immediately praying and receiving the vision. We do ourselves a disservice when we skip over the time he spent wrestling with his questions.