The First Vision: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · 8 episodes
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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
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 pl…
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29 min
Episode 6: "I Had Seen a Vision"
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…
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44 min
Episode 5: "It Caused Me Great Reflection"
Episode 5 - This episode explores the immediate aftermath of the First Vision and Joseph Smith's recounting of the event throughout his life.
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9 min
Episode 4: "A Pillar of Light"
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 differ…
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15 min
Episode 3: "I Retired to the Woods"
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…
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23 min
Episode 2: "What Is to Be Done?"
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 onl…
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18 min
Episode 1: "An Unusual Excitement"
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
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Prologue: Introducing The First Vision
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 illuminat…