When Moroni came to Joseph he told the boy prophet that there was a work for him to do. After the 1st vision it says that he went back to his regular vocation. I imagine that was hard, after such a glorious experience, knowing that God had a work for you to do, but not knowing the next step, I can imagine returning to regular life was difficult. I imagine the joy that Joseph must have felt as he received the visitation from Moroni and his tutelage began.