Case file · Apparition / miracle
The Kirtland Temple vision
Latter Day Saint scripture records that on 3 April 1836, a week after the Kirtland Temple in Ohio was dedicated, Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery saw Jesus, then Moses, Elias and Elijah, behind the veiled pulpit.
1836 CE · 41.63, -81.36 · status: account
The account
At the dedication on 27 March, some participants also reported angels, a sound like rushing wind and speaking in tongues.
The sceptical view
The vision is known only from the two men and a record written by a scribe; it is an article of faith rather than a documented event.