This episode, the final episode of Season Two, pays tribute to the late Larry H. Miller, businessman and sponsor of the Joseph Smith Papers project, who passed away in 2009.

This episode the fourth episode in a five-part series on prominent early members of the LDS Church, focusing here on Martin Harris, whose patronage allowed the Book of Mormon to be printed, and who also became one of the Three Witnesses, and also on the John and Elsa Johnson family, whose home hosted “The Vision” (D&C 76), Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon’s revelation concerning the three degrees of glory.

This episode begins a five-part series on prominent early members of the LDS Church, focusing here on Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith’s brother, confidant, and fellow martyr.

This episode, the second in a three-part series on the Joseph Smith Papers project, discusses the role and historical context of the project, the Web site created for the project, and how scholars and other interested readers can use the first volume of the Revelations and Translations series, Manuscript Revelation Books, Facsimile Edition.

This episode, part four of a six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith, begins the story of the Doctrine and Covenants by talking about early revelations received by Joseph Smith and how they were collected and published.

This episode concludes the two-part series on the reaching of Joseph Smith by examining the production of the LDS Church’s manual Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, including commentary from the editors of the manual about how they see Joseph Smith.

The influence of Joseph Smith has provoked much discussion through the years. This episode introduces some of the historical impressions of Joseph Smith and discusses the continued interest in his life by describing the major historical works that have been produced about him from the early nineteenth century to present.

This episode concludes a two-part series of questions and answers form scholars involved in the Joseph Smith Papers project.

This episode begins a two-part series of questions and answers from scholars involved in the Joseph Smith Papers project.

This episode concludes the five-part series on prominent early members of the LDS Church by discussing the contribution of Lorenzo Snow and his sister, Eliza R. Snow. Lorenzo, who had early success in the Church as a missionary in England, would become the fifth president of the Church; his sister, Eliza, would become known for presiding over Relief Society, for her hymn writing, and for her contributions to the theology of the Latter-day Saints.

This episode is the third in a five-part series on prominent early members of the LDS Church, discussing here William Clayton, one of Joseph’s scribes and the writer of the pioneer hymn “Come, Come, Ye Saints,” and the Knight family, early supporters both financially and personally.

This episode is the second in a five-part series on prominent early members of the LDS Church, centered here on the Pratt brothers, Parley P. and Orson, important contributors to the theology and intellectual underpinnings of the Church.

James 1:27 says that “pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction.” This episode examines Joseph Smith’s life in the light of this scripture: Did he exemplify James’s definition of one living “pure religion”?

This episode chronicles the letter that Joseph Smith wrote from Liberty Jail, some parts of which are canonized as sections 121, 122, and 123 of the Doctrine and Covenants, including discussion on the content of the epistle and the doctrinal clarifications and comfort it gave to Joseph Smith and the Church at the time.

Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon’s 1832 vision, canonized in LDS scripture as Doctrine and Covenants section 76, is recounted in this episode, which also discusses the theological shift that “The Vision” represents.

The world that Joseph Smith lived in was, politically speaking, rough-and-tumble, and it would have been impossible to do what he did without consequences in the larger political world. This episode looks at how Joseph Smith and Mormonism intersected with local and national politics and what religious liberty meant at the time.

This episode discusses Doctrine and Covenants 89, Joseph Smith’s revelation titled the “Word of Wisdom,” including how it came about, how it has been interpreted, and scholarship about the original text.

This episode concludes the three-part series on the Joseph Smith Papers project by continuing the discussion of the Revelations and Translations series, including recent scholarship that came from the project.

This episode begins a three-part series on the Joseph Smith Papers project, discussing what the project is, what importance it holds for LDS scholarship and historical scholarship in general, and how the first volume in the series, Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, Volume 1: 1832-1839, can be used by interested readers.

This episode concludes the six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith by discussing the collection of scripture known as the Pearl of Great Price, including its original publication in England and subsequent publications and its canonization as LDS scripture.

This episode is part five of a six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith, and picks up where part four left off, examining how the Book of Commandments became the Doctrine and Covenant, including discussion of noncanonized revelations.

This episode is the third in a six-part series on the revelation received and translations made by Joseph Smith, focusing on the composition of the Book of Mormon, including literary criticism and discoveries in the text.

This episode is the second in a six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith, and continues the story of the translation of the Book of Mormon, from the initial work on translation, through the loss of 116 pages of manuscript, to the publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830.

This episode begins a six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith. This episode begins the story of the translation of the Book of Mormon, from Moroni’s first visit to Joseph receiving the golden plates.

This episode is the final episode of a five-part series on Joseph Smith’s First Vision, and takes up the story where part four left off, with Joseph’s visitation by God the Father and Jesus Christ, and discusses what Joseph learned, and what the First Vision set in motion.