Original sentence: Hinckley spoke on the importance of the First Vision:.However, there is some disagreement between denominations about the contents of the Vision and the significance of its various elements.I submit that if Joseph Smith talked with God the Father and His Beloved Son, then all else of which he spoke is true.It was the parting of the curtain to open this, the dispensation of the fulness of times.Members of the Community of Christ accept the First Vision as a foundational event in the history of their church.Most contemporary denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement affirm belief in the First Vision.Nothing on which we base our doctrine, nothing we teach, nothing we live by is of greater importance than this initial declaration.Our entire case as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rests on the validity of this glorious First Vision.President and Prophet Gordon B.The 1838 account of the First Vision is treated as scripture by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, providing evidence of several uniquely LDS doctrines, including the Godhead.The Community of Christ website gives a historical summary of the First Vision, emphasizing the healing presence of God and the forgiving mercy of Jesus Christ felt by Joseph Smith.This is the hinge on which turns the gate that leads to the path of salvation and eternal life