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Episode 1:
Scholars from Brigham Young University and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints investigate the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith. This episode examines Joseph's birth and childhood, his search for the true gospel, the First Vision in the Sacred Grove, and the initial visits of the Angel Moroni.
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Fore-ordination of Joseph
“A Mission Long Foreknown” -
“Joseph Smith Among the Prophets” -
“Joseph Smith as Known to Isaiah” -
“Precursors to the Restoration” -
“The Prophet Joseph Smith” -
Joseph’s Ancestry and Birth
"A Prophet's Life: The Cradle--Sharon, Vermont" -
“Joseph Smith: A Family Prepared for a Prophet” -
“Joseph Smith the Prophet” -
“Heritage of a Prophet” -
“Joseph Smith’s New England Heritage” -
“Of Goodly Parents” -
“Joseph Smith’s Home Environment” -
“The Family of the Prophet Joseph Smith” -
The Smith’s Vermont years, Joseph’s leg surgery
“Young Joseph’s Illness” -
“Joseph Smith’s Boyhood Operation: An 1813 Surgical Success” -
“Nathan Smith (1762-1828) Surgical Consultant to Joseph Smtih” -
“Joseph Smith’s Own Story of a Serious Childhood Illness” -
“Birthplace of the Prophet” -
"The Early Preparation of the Prophet Joseph Smith" -
Smiths Move to Palmyra
“The Road Through Palmyra: Connecting The Restoration’s Witnesses” -
“A Snug Log House” -
“A Hero to Follow: Long Walk in the Wilderness” -
“Palmyra: Birthplace of the Restoration” -
“Palmyra—Cradle of the Restoration” -
“Cradle of the Restoration” -
“Archaeological Work at the Joseph Smith Home” -
Joseph’s Search for the Truth
“Time of Restoration” -
“Awakenings in the Burned-over District: New Light on the Historical Setting of the First Vision” -
“Which Church is Right?” -
“The Need for a Restoration” -
“Restored Truth” -
The First Vision
“Joseph Smith’s Recitals of the First Vision” -
“Joseph Smith’s Testimony of the First Vision” -
“Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning!” -
“The Magnificent Vision Near Palmyra” -
“The Early Accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision” -
Visitations of Moroni on September 21 and 22, 1823
“Moroni’s Message to Joseph Smith” -
“Training from the Old Testament: Moroni’s Lessons for a Prophet” -
“The Greatness of Joseph Smith and His Remarkable Visions” -
“Moroni—Joseph Smith’s Tutor” -
“Moroni’s Visit” -
“Katharine Smith Salisbury’s Recollections of Joseph’s Meetings with Moroni” -
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Fore-ordination of Joseph
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