This episode, the fourth in a five-part series on Joseph Smith’s First Vision, discusses the basic elements of the first part of the account, up to Joseph Smith’s prayer, including variations in the account and what they mean.

This episode, the third in a five-part series on Joseph Smith’s First Vision, describes other accounts of the vision.

This episode, the second in a give-part series on Joseph Smith’s First Vision, examines the first account of the vision from 1832.

This episode begins a five-part series on Joseph Smith’s First Vision, focusing here on the importance of the First Vision theologically and historically.

This episode concludes a two-part series on the early music of the LDS Church, discussing collections of hymns in the early Church, the role of music in the Prophet’s life, and the beginnings of LDS-specific hymn writing.

This episode begins a two-part series on the music of the Church at its beginnings, from Emma Smith’s calling to produce a hymnal to discussions about the differences in hymn singing from those early days to now.

This episode begins a two-part series on the teachings of Joseph Smith, beginning with late nineteenth and early twentieth century compilations of his teachings, and concluding with a discussion of the process of gathering material for the LDS Church’s manual about the Prophet, Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith.

This episode concludes the series on the family of Joseph Smith by discussing what happened to Emma Smith and her and Joseph’s children after Joseph’s death.

In this episode, the second in the series on Joseph Smith’s family, Church scholars descried Lucy Mack Smith’s reaction to the martyrdom of her sons, Joseph and Hyrum. The episode concludes with a description of Joseph Smith’s brothers and sisters in relation to the LDS Church.

This episode begins a three-part series about the family of Joseph Smith by taking a closer look at his parents, Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith.

The final leg of the Joseph Smith tour visits sites associated with the Prophet Joseph’s – and the Church’s – maturation in Illinois. Joseph Smith’s work of building cities, temples, and the Church’s women’s organization, as well as his domestic life, are described as the prelude to his martyrdom in Carthage, Illinois, in 1844

The fourth leg of the Joseph Smith tour, the journey is continued in this episode through the Missouri period and chronicles some the most acute persecutions and apostasies in Church history, while also showing the development of Church leadership and Joseph Smith’s vision of the building of Zion.

The third leg of the Joseph Smith tour, this episode describes Church historic sites associated with Joseph Smith in Ohio and the events that occurred there, including receiving Doctrine and Covenants 76 (“The Vision”), and the promise of the Endowment of Power from on High.

The second leg of the Joseph Smith tour – guided by LDS scholars, this episode describes Church historic sites in New York and Pennsylvania and the events involving Joseph Smith that happened there.

In this episode we begin our Joseph Smith tour by following the Smith family’s settling and travels in New England, guided by LDS scholars of this period.

Episode three describes the historical importance of Joseph Smith and the scholarship, both secular and religious, that has been produced about him. It concludes by introducing the role of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this scholarship through the Joseph Smith Papers Project.

Joseph Smith, no ordinary figure, has been largely ignored or remains elusive by modern observers. In the first episode of the second season, the image, personality, character, and physicality of Joseph Smith are presented, with discussion of his appearance, influence, and the culture in which he lived.

In August 1844, most of the Latter-day Saints voted for the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, led by Brigham Young, to take over leadership of the Church. This final episode explores the crisis of succession after the death of Joseph Smith and the eventual exodus from Nauvoo.

The death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith was met by the Saints with confusion, disbelief, and profound grief. The loss of their founder and leader precipitated a crisis of leadership among the Saints, with several parties claiming the right and authority to lead the Church. This episode discusses the unfolding of this crisis in the days, weeks, and months after the martyrdom.

On June 27, 1844, Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were shot and killed in an attack on the jailhouse at Carthage, Illinois. This episode discusses the martyrdom and the events leading up to it, including the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor.

In the months before his death, Joseph Smith sent a missionary force throughout the United Sates to promote him as a candidate for president of the United Sates. In Nauvoo, he gave final instructions on priesthood organization and temple ordinances. This episode discusses the last months of the Prophet’s life–the capstone of his ministry.

Joseph Smith’s continued legal troubles and the introduction of the doctrine of plural marriage bred dissent inside and outside the Church in Nauvoo. This episode explores the mounting tension surrounding these issues, with emphasis on the reaction to plural marriage.

From early on, Joseph Smith envisioned the preaching of the restored gospel as an international endeavor. He called missionaries to preach in Great Britain, Canada, the South pacific, and elsewhere. This episode looks at the first efforts to create an international church.

The charge of treason that had been brought against Joseph Smith in Missouri was officially dismissed in August 1840. Despite this, Governor Boggs and his successor, Thomas Reynolds, petitioned the state of Illinois for the extradition of Joseph Smith to Missouri. This episode explores the ensuing legal battle.

What began as a women’s sewing society to provide clothing for the men working on the Nauvoo Temple evolved into a multifaceted organization, founded on the principle and early history of the Relief Society.