The First Vision: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast

Nov 20 2020 8 ep. 17 mins 1.3k
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The First Vision: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast is a six-part miniseries from the Joseph Smith Papers Project that explores the history and legacy of Joseph Smith’s first vision. Series host Spencer W. McBride interviews historians and other scholars

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Episode 7: New Podcast Mini-Series Announcement

Nov 20 2020 1 mins  
We are pleased to announce a new mini-series called The Priesthood Restored: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast. The new podcast launches in January 2021 and explores the events that played a role in the restoration of the priesthood.

Episode 6: “I Had Seen a Vision”

Jan 02 2020 28 mins  
Episode 6 - Why does the story of Joseph Smith’s first vision—a story about a teenage boy in western New York during the early nineteenth century—still resonate with people around the world today?

Episode 5: “It Caused Me Great Reflection”

Jan 02 2020 44 mins  
Episode 5 - This episode explores the immediate aftermath of the First Vision and Joseph Smith’s recounting of the event throughout his life.

Episode 4: “A Pillar of Light”

Jan 02 2020 8 mins  
Episode 4 - Have you ever heard the story of Joseph Smith’s first vision told using all the surviving accounts of the event? That’s the focus of this episode. Here, the nine different accounts from Joseph Smith’s lifetime are woven together.

Episode 3: “I Retired to the Woods”

Jan 02 2020 15 mins  
Episode 3 - What did the place that came to be called the Sacred Grove look like when Joseph Smith entered in early spring 1820? What did it sound like? What did it smell like? In this episode we examine the environment in which Joseph Smith prayed.

Episode 2: “What Is to Be Done?”

Jan 02 2020 22 mins  
Episode 2 - In 1820, Joseph Smith was seeking answers to the pressing questions of his soul. He wanted to know which church was the church of Jesus Christ, but that was not his only question.

Episode 1: "An Unusual Excitement"

Jan 02 2020 18 mins  
Episode 1 - This episode explains how social, cultural, and economic changes created an environment in which Americans were actively engaged in conversations about the state

Prologue: Introducing The First Vision

Jan 02 2020 1 mins  
Prologue - Listeners will hear a story that is simultaneously familiar and new as they learn little-known details of the story of Joseph Smith’s first vision—details that illuminate the event and its relevance today.