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Episode 2: The Most Correct of Any Book 1823-1830
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 marriage to Emma Hale, the obtaining of the plates, the translation of the ancient record, and the publication of the Book of Mormon.
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Joseph’s Life from 1823 to 1827
Alvin Smith - Richard Lloyd Anderson
The Smiths Work for Josiah Stowell - Steven Harper
“Joseph’s Family” - M. Russell Ballard, New Era, June 2003, 42
“My Great-Great-Grandmother, Emma Hale Smith” - Gracia N. Jones, Ensign, Aug. 1992
“The Alvin Smith Story: Fact and Fiction” - Richard Lloyd Anderson, Ensign, Aug. 1987, 58
“Alvin Smith: Reminder of the Fairness of God” - Larry C. Porter, Ensign, Sept. 1978, 65
“Joseph Smith’s Susquehanna Years” - Larry C. Porter, Ensign, Feb. 2001, 42
Receiving and Protecting the Plates
“All My Endeavors to Preserve Them” - Andrew H. Hedges, Farms, 1999, pg. 14-23
“The Sacred Record” - Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith’s Testimony
“Glad Tidings from Cumorah” - Susan W. Tanner, Ensign, May 2005, 104
“’Take Heed Continually’: Protecting the Gold Plates” - Andrew H. Hedges, Ensign, Jan. 2001, 37
“Joseph Smith’s Susquehanna Years” - Larry C. Porter, Ensign, Feb. 2001, 42
Overview of Martin Harris - Keith Wilson
Lucy Harris - Keith Wilson
Lost 116 Pages
What Joseph Learned from the Loss of the 116 Pages - Andrew Hedges
“The Witness: Martin Harris” - Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, May 1999, 35
“More Precious than Gold” - New Era, Sept. 2002, 20
“For a Wise Purpose” - Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign, Jan. 1996, 12
“Thou Art Still Chosen” - Keith W. Perkins, Ensign, Jan. 1993, 15
“The Anthon Transcripts and the Translation of the Book of Mormon: Studying It Out in the Mind of Joseph Smith” - David E. Sloan, FARMS, 1996, 57-81
Translation of plates and Restoration of Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods
“The Restoration of the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods” - Larry C. Porter, Ensign, Dec. 1996
“Oliver Cowdery’s Vermont Years and the Origins of Mormonism” - Larry E. Morris, BYU Studies, 2000
“The Priesthood Restored” - Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith’s Testimony
“Dating the Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood” - Larry C. Porter, Ensign, June 1979, 5
“The Translation Miracle of the Book of Mormon” - Robert K. Dellenback, Ensign, May 1995, 9
Overview of Oliver Cowdrey - Keith Wilson
The Translation Process of the Book of Mormon - Royal Skousen
The Pace of Translating the Plates - Keith Wilson
The Three Witnesses and Publication of the Book of Mormon
Overview of David Whitmer - Keith Wilson
Importance of Three Witnesses to Joseph - Keith Wilson
Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon - Clyde Williams
"Blessings Resulting from Reading the Book of Mormon" - L. Tom Perry, Ensign, Nov. 2005, 6
“The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon” - Ensign, Dec. 1983, 31
“The Witness: Martin Harris” - Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign May 1999, 35
“The Keystone of Our Religion” - Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign Jan 1992, 2
“True to the Book of Mormon—The Whitmers” - Keith W. Perkins, Ensign, Feb. 1989, 34
“The Translation Miracle of the Book of Mormon” - Robert K. Dellenbach, Ensign, May 1995, 9
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