The Joseph Smith Papers
The Joseph Smith Papers grants listeners a window into the life and personality of the prophet, Joseph Smith. His journal writings include doctrinal teachings and revelations as well as accounts of daily encounters and significant spiritual experiences, such as the First Vision and the Kirtland Temple dedication.
Episodes
July 29, 2011 • 27 mins
Joseph Smith came of age in Palmyra, a small upstate New York town on the edge of the Erie Canal. This episode provides a window into the lives of the Smith family during their time in Palmyra.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
In 1805–the year of Joseph Smith’s birth–America was still a young nation. Thomas Jefferson was president, and the Constitution had been ratified only eighteen years before. This episode explores the historical context into which Joseph Smith was born.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
This episode describes in more depth the organization and significance of the Joseph Smith Papers. Ronald K. Esplin, managing editor of the Papers, discusses the different types of documents- journals, histories, revelations, and administrative and legal documents–that will be included.
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July 29, 2011 • 27 mins
Joseph Smith’s New England ancestry–from the Mayflower immigrants to the Revolutionary War soldiers to the ordinary farmers–instilled in him many of the qualities that came to define his character. This episode offers an in-depth look at the family heritage that helped shape Joseph Smith, including profiles of his parents and grandparents.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
This episode sets the stage for the first event in what would become the Restoration of the gospel: the appearance of God the Father and Jesus Christ to the fourteen-year-old Joseph Smith.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
Joseph Smith’s 1820 vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ was extraordinary by any measure. This episode explores that vision by examining the Prophet’s different accounts of the experience.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
Joseph Smith called the Book of Mormon the “keystone” of the religion e founded. This episode looks specifically at the story of the records from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon–how he obtained them and how he set about translating them.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
The town of Harmony, Pennsylvania, was a significant place in the life of Joseph Smith. There he met his wife, there he experienced the birth and death of his first child, there he translated a significant portion of the Book of Mormon. This episode discusses the significance of Harmony and the events that took place there.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
This roundtable discussion, chaired by Ronald K. Esplin, managing editor of The Joseph Smith Papers, features members of the Papers staff explaining why this project has significance for people within the LDS Church and without.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
The restoration of the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods enabled the restoration of all other gospel ordinances. This episode examines how, when, where, and by whom these powers were restored to the earth.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
In this second roundtable, members of the Joseph Smith Papers Project staff describe the day-to-day work of producing the Papers–from acquisition of documents to transcription to editorial policies–and share things they’ve learned.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
The translation of the Book of Mormon was a t the heart of Joseph Smith’s prophetic calling. In this episode, scholars present textual evidence that helps give an idea of what the actual process of translation may have been like.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
Printing the first five thousand copies of the Book of Mormon was huge task, undertaken by printer Egbert B. Grandin in 1830. In this episode, scholars discuss the publication of the first edition, including the process of printing and the local reaction to the book’s publication.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
Lucy Mack Smith began writing about the life of her son Joseph in 1844, not long after his death. This episode discusses the resulting biography, one of the first and most valuable works of LDS history.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
Pioneering Joseph Smith scholar Dean C. Jessee discusses the early instruction to the Prophet that “there shall be a record kept” and Joseph’s effort to obey that command.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
Joseph Smith’s journals provide an unprecedented look into his character and personality. In this episode, scholars discuss these journals and the human side of the Prophet that they reveal.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
Oliver Cowdery was at the center of the early Church, from his beginnings as a scribe for the Book of Mormon translation to his role as second elder of the Church until his disaffection, excommunication, and rebaptism. In this episode, scholars discuss Cowdery, his relationship to Joseph Smith, and his place in Church history.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
This episode offers descriptions of Joseph Smith from his contemporaries–within the Church and without–as well as perspectives on his influence from several modern scholars.
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July 29, 2011 • 29 mins
Doctor Nathan Smith was perhaps the only doctor in the United Sates who could have saved young Joseph Smith’s leg when he contracted osteomyelitis in 1813. This episode explores Joseph’s childhood illness and the remarkable physician who treated it.
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July 29, 2011 • 28 mins
In July 1833, Joseph Smith completed his inspired revision of the Bible. That text, which was never published in his lifetime, was lost to the Church for more than a century. In this episode, Robert J. Matthews discusses the Joseph Smith Translation and his role in bringing it to light.
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