How did Joseph Smith describe his First Vision?

According to his own account, Joseph Smith experienced his First Vision at age 14 while he was feeling perplexed about which church to join due to religious revivals and differences within his family. He reported that he prayed for guidance and that God and Jesus appeared to him. In response to his inquiry regarding which church was correct, they told him that all existing churches were wrong. Although a local minister dismissed his account as a delusion, Smith maintained his belief in the authenticity of the vision.1