Elder Maynes CES devotional went into extensive detail on the first vision accounts last night.
Starts at 35:20:
https://www.lds.org/broadcasts/the-truth-restored?lang=eng&_r=1
I'm delighted that the essays and these topics are gradually becoming more mainstream. My mum (a primary president) even plans to use parts of the vision essay in sharing time this month (it's the "truth restored" section of the manual). I'll share this talk and article with her too as it's got some us
Then why demand physical proof of the Church's truth claims, especially when the Church itself professes that the truthfulness can only be ascertained through spiritual means?