Explore the ambitious effort to compile, transcribe, and edit the Joseph Smith Papers.
Scholars address some compelling questions, such as how Joseph's physical stature.
Scholars recount the status of some of the many biographies and histories profiling the Prophet.
Examine the increased interest in the Mormon prophet from those outside the faith.
Scholars visit New England, where the Smiths and the Macks, Joseph's noble heritage, originated.
Move through New York and Pennsylvania and through the beginnings of Mormonism.
Explore the ambitious effort to compile, transcribe, and edit the Joseph Smith Papers.
Discuss the significance of the City of Zion and recount the Saints' most severe persecution.
Visit Nauvoo, Illinois, and learn of the significance of the original Nauvoo Temple.
Meet the two people who influenced Joseph Smith the most.
Acknowledge the thousands of descendants of Joseph and Emma.
Explore the ambitious effort to compile, transcribe, and edit the Joseph Smith Papers.
Learn of the monumental Teachings of the Presidents of the Church—Joseph Smith manual.
Scholars discuss the revelation directed to Emma Smith.
Scholars provide perspectives on how we have come to view the First Vision.
Scholars present an intimate view of the actual document wherein Joseph describes the First Vision.
Scholars detail the emergence of the official version of the First Vision.
Scholars provide a panoramic view of the First Vision and address purported inconsistencies.
Scholars discuss what Joseph learned about the physical nature of God.
Scholars discuss the revelations received by the Prophet.
Scholars discuss Martin Harris and the lost manuscript.
Scholars examine the forms and structure of language in the Book of Mormon.
Learn of the origins of the Doctrine and Covenants.
Scholars discuss the genealogy of the Doctrine and Covenants.
Scholars discuss the eventful history of the Pearl of Great Price.
Explore the ambitious effort to compile, transcribe, and edit the Joseph Smith Papers.
Explore the ambitious effort to compile, transcribe, and edit the Joseph Smith Papers.
Get introduced to the intricate treatment of documents containing revelations received by Joseph.
Review the circumstances that led to the revelation on the Word of Wisdom.
Revisit the setting and circumstances of the revelation on the afterlife in Doctrine and Covenants.
Dissect the letters dictated by Joseph Smith while in Liberty Jail.
Peer into the heart of the Prophet to examine his Christian beliefs.
Recall the influential role Hyrum played in the Restoration.
Meet Parley and Orson Pratt.
Review the lives of several prominent Latter-day Saints.
Review the lives of several prominent Latter-day Saints.
Meet the Snows, whose deep imprints on the Church are still felt today.
Join a panel of Latter-day Saint scholars as they answer questions posed by students.
Scholars from the project answer questions on skepticism, law and justice, and more.