The First Vision: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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The First Vision: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast is a six-part miniseries from the Joseph Smith Papers Project that explores the history and legacy of Joseph Smith’s first vision. Series host Spencer W. McBride interviews historians and other scholars

11/20/2020

Episode 7: New Podcast Mini-Series Announcement

We are pleased to announce a new mini-series called The Priesthood Restored: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast. The new podcast launches in January 2021 and explores the events that played a role in the restoration of the priesthood.

1 min
01/03/2020

Episode 6: “I Had Seen a Vision”

Episode 6 - Why does the story of Joseph Smith’s first vision—a story about a teenage boy in western New York during the early nineteenth century—still resonate with people around the world today?

29 min
01/03/2020

Episode 5: “It Caused Me Great Reflection”

Episode 5 - This episode explores the immediate aftermath of the First Vision and Joseph Smith’s recounting of the event throughout his life.

44 min
01/03/2020

Episode 4: “A Pillar of Light”

Episode 4 - Have you ever heard the story of Joseph Smith’s first vision told using all the surviving accounts of the event? That’s the focus of this episode. Here, the nine different accounts from Joseph Smith’s lifetime are woven together.

9 min
01/03/2020

Episode 3: “I Retired to the Woods”

Episode 3 - What did the place that came to be called the Sacred Grove look like when Joseph Smith entered in early spring 1820? What did it sound like? What did it smell like? In this episode we examine the environment in which Joseph Smith prayed.

15 min
01/03/2020

Episode 2: “What Is to Be Done?”

Episode 2 - In 1820, Joseph Smith was seeking answers to the pressing questions of his soul. He wanted to know which church was the church of Jesus Christ, but that was not his only question.

23 min
01/03/2020

Episode 1: "An Unusual Excitement"

Episode 1 - This episode explains how social, cultural, and economic changes created an environment in which Americans were actively engaged in conversations about the state

18 min
01/03/2020

Prologue: Introducing The First Vision

Prologue - Listeners will hear a story that is simultaneously familiar and new as they learn little-known details of the story of Joseph Smith’s first vision—details that illuminate the event and its relevance today.

2 min

8 Episodes

Spencer McBride

Host

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1,446 Ratings

Great Podcast

09/17/2023

Dallinflyfisher

You can tell that a lot of time and effort was put into this podcast. Have learned so much thank you great job!
Great info. Great presentation.

11/30/2021

noinfo4u

Thank you for a great and insightful podcast. Glad more are coming out.
Spiritual and insightful

09/08/2021

Momma-bear3

The narrator’s voice is very soothing and perfect for this topic. I enjoyed the insights given about the first vision of Joseph Smith. Thank you for producing this and I look for to upcoming topics.
ran out of benadryl

02/05/2021

hihowdyhello

i was really in a pinch and this show came in handy

The First Vision: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast is a six-part miniseries from the Joseph Smith Papers Project that explores the history and legacy of Joseph Smith’s first vision. Series host Spencer W. McBride interviews historians and other scholars