S Michael Wilcox October 1, 2009

S. Michael Wilcox is an instructor at the institute of religion adjacent to the University of Utah. A frequent speaker at Brigham Young University Education Week, Michael also conducts tours of the Holy Land, Church history sites, Europe, China, and Central America. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Brigham Young University, a master's in media from the University of Arizona, and his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in educational philosophy. He is the author of House of Glory and When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered. In this "Evening at the Museum" lecture, Michael Wilcox will discuss the account of the First Vision, wherein we are introduced to Joseph Smith as an "inquirer after truth." Wilcox will address the ways in which the life of Joseph Smith teaches followers how to receive answers from God.