The Joseph Smith Papers Project is illuminating the Prophet Joseph and the Restoration in exciting new ways. In this series, Larry H. Miller and KJZZ Television have partnered with the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a variety of prominent scholars to discuss the project, the documents, and the life and work of Joseph Smith. Includes a tribute to Larry H. Miller.Episode 1: The persona of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith, no ordinary figure, has been largely ignored or remains elusive by modern observers. In the first episode of the second season, the image, personality, character, and physicality of Joseph Smith are presented, with discussion of his appearance, influence, and the culture in which he lived.Episode 2: Impressions of a prophet, part 1: Joseph Smith through the years: The influence of Joseph Smith has provoked much discussion through the years. This episode introduces some of the historical impressions of Joseph Smith and discusses the continued interest in his life by describing the major historical works that have been produced about him from the early nineteenth century to the present.Episode 3: Impressions of a prophet, part 2: Episode three describes the historical importance of Joseph Smith and the scholarship, both secular and religious, that has been produced about him. It concludes by introducing the role of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this scholarship through the Joseph Smith Papers Project.Episode 4: The Joseph Smith tour, part 1: New England: In this episode we begin our Joseph Smith tour by following the Smith family's settling and travels in New England, guided by LDS scholars of this period.Episode 5: The Joseph Smith tour, part 2: New York and Pennsylvania: The second leg of the Joseph Smith tour, guided by LDS scholars, this episode describes Church historic sites in New York and Pennsylvania and the events involving Joseph Smith that happened there.Episode 6: The Joseph Smith tour, part 3: Ohio: The third leg of the Joseph Smith tour, this episode describes Church historic sites associated with Joseph Smith in Ohio and the events that occurred there, including receiving Doctrine and Covenants 76 ("The Vision"), and the promise of the Endowment of Power from on High.Episode 7: The Joseph Smith tour, part 4: Missouri: The fourth leg of the Joseph Smith tour, the journey is continued in this episode through the Missouri period and chronicles some of the most acute persecutions and apostasies in Church history, while also showing the development of Church leadership and Joseph Smith's vision of the building of Zion.Episode 8: The Joseph Smith tour, part 5: Illinois: The final leg of the Joseph Smith tour visits sites associated with the Prophet Joseph's, and the Church's, maturation in Illinois. Joseph Smith's work of building cities, temples, and the Church's women's organization, as well as his domestic life, are described as the prelude to his martyrdom in Carthage, Illinois, in 1844.Episode 9: The family of Joseph Smith, part 1: This episode begins a three-part series about the family of Joseph Smith by taking a closer look at his parents, Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith.Episode 10: The family of Joseph Smith, part 2: In this episode, the second in the series on Joseph Smith's family, Church scholars describe Lucy Mack Smith's reaction to the martyrdom of her sons, Joseph and Hyrum. The episode concludes with a description of Joseph Smith's brothers and sisters in relation to the LDS Church.Episode 11: The family of Joseph Smith, part 3: This episode concludes the series on the family of Joseph Smith by discussing what happened to Emma Smith and her and Joseph's children after Joseph's death.Episode 12: Teaching of Joseph Smith, part 1: This episode begins a two-part series on the teachings of Joseph Smith, beginning with late nineteenth and early twentieth century compilations of his teachings, and concluding with a discussion of the process of gathering material for the LDS Church's manual about the Prophet, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith.Episode 13: Teaching of Joseph Smith, part 2: This episode concludes the two-part series on the teachings of Joseph Smith by examining the production of the LDS Church's manual about Joseph Smith, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, including commentary from the editors of the manual about how they see Joseph Smith.Episode 14: The early music of Mormonism, part 1: This episode begins a two-part series on the music of the Church at its beginnings, from Emma Smith's calling to produce a hymnal to discussions about the differences in hymn singing from those early days to now.Episode 15: The early music of Mormonism, part 2: This episode concludes the two-part series on the early music of the LDS Church, discussing collections of hymns in the early Church, the role of music in the Prophet's life, and the beginnings of LDS-specific hymn writing.Episode 16: Joseph Smith's first vision, part 1: Importance: This episode begins a five-part series on Joseph Smith's First Vision, focusing here on the importance of the First Vision theologically and historically.Episode 17: Joseph Smith's First Vision, part 2: The first account, 1832: This episode, the second in a five-part series on Joseph Smith's First Vision, examines the first account of the vision from 1832.Episode 18: Joseph Smith's First Vision, part 3: Other accounts: This episode, the third in a five-part series on Joseph Smith's First Vision, describes other accounts of the vision.Episode 19: Joseph Smith's First Vision, part 4: The story: This episode, the fourth in a five-part series on Joseph Smith's First Vision, discusses the basic elements of the first part of the account, up to Joseph Smith's prayer, including variations in the account and what they mean.Episode 20: Joseph Smith's First Vision, part 5: The story continued: This episode is the final episode of a five-part series on Joseph Smith's First Vision, and takes up the story where part four left off, with Joseph's visitation by God the Father and Jesus Christ, and discusses what Joseph learned, and what the First Vision set in motion.Episode 21: Revelations and translations, part 1: The Book of Mormon: This episode begins a six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith. This episode begins the story of the translation of the Book of Mormon, from Moroni's first visit to Joseph receiving the golden plates.Episode 22: Revelations and translations, part 2: The Book of Mormon continued: This episode is the second in a six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith, and continues the story of the translation of the Book of Mormon, from the initial work on translation, through the loss of 116 pages of manuscript, to the publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830.Episode 23: Revelations and translations, part 3: The Book of Mormon, literary composition: This episode is the third in a six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith, focusing on the composition of the Book of Mormon, including literary criticism and discoveries in the text.Episode 24: Revelations and translations, part 4: The Doctrine and Covenants: This episode, part four in a six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith, begins the story of the Doctrine and Covenants by talking about early revelations received by Joseph Smith and how they were collected and published.Episode 25: Revelations and translations, part 5: The Doctrine and Covenants continued: This episode is part five of a six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith, and picks up where part four left off, examining how the Book of Commandments became the Doctrine and Covenants, including discussion of noncanonized revelations.Episode 26: Revelations and translations, part 6: The Pearl of Great Price: This episode concludes the six-part series on the revelations received and translations made by Joseph Smith by discussing the collection of scripture known as the Pearl of Great Price, including its original publication in England and subsequent publications and its canonization as LDS scripture.Episode 27: Joseph Smtih and his papers, part 1: This episode begins a three-part series on the Joseph Smith Papers project, discussing what the project is, what importance it holds for LDS scholarship and historical scholarship in general, and how the first volume in the series, Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, Volume 1: 1832-1839, can be used by interested readers.Episode 28: Joseph Smith and his papers, part 2: This episode, the second in a three-part series on the Joseph Smith Papers project, discusses the role and historical context of the project, the Web site created for the project, and how scholars and other interested readers can use the first volume of the Revelations and Translations series, Manuscript Revelation Books, Facsimile Edition.Episode 29: Joseph Smith and his papers, part 3: This episode concludes the three-part series on the Joseph Smith Papers project by continuing the discussion of the new Revelations and Translations series, including recent scholarship that came from the project.Episode 30: Word of Wisdom, Doctrine and Covenants 89: This episode discusses Doctrine and Covenants 89, Joseph Smith's revelation titled the "Word of Wisdom," including how it came about, how it has been interpreted, and scholarship about the original text.Episode 31: Joseph Smith, the statesman: The world that Joseph Smith lived in was, politically speaking, rough-and-tumble, and it would have been impossible to do what he did without consequences in the larger political world. This episode looks at how Joseph Smith and Mormonism intersected with local and national politics and what religious liberty meant at the time.Episode 32: The vision: Doctrine and Covenants 76: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon's 1832 vision, canonized in LDS scripture as Doctrine and Covenants section 76, is recounted in this episode, which also discusses the theological shift that "The Vision" represents.Episode 33: Epistle from the Liberty Jail: Doctrine and Covenant 121-23: This episode chronicles the letter that Joseph Smith wrote from Liberty Jail, some parts of which are canonized as sections 121, 122, and 123 of the Doctrine and Covenants, including discussion of the content of the epistle and the doctrinal clarifications and comfort it gave to Joseph Smith and the Church at the time.Episode 34: The pure religion of Joseph Smith: James 1:27 says that "pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction," This episode examines Joseph Smith's life in the light of this scripture: Did he exemplify James's definition of one living "pure religion"?Episode 35: Early members, part 1: Hyrum Smith, a life of integrity: This episode begins a five-part series on prominent early members of the LDS Church, focusing here on Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith's brother, confidant, and fellow martyr.Episode 36: Early members, part 2: The Pratt brothers, Parley P. and Orson: This episode is the second in a five-part series on prominent early members of the LDS Church, centered here on the Pratt brothers, Parley P. and Orson, important contributors to the theology and intellectual underpinnings of the Church.Episode 37: Early members, part 3: William Clayton and the Knight family: This episode is the third in a five-part series on prominent early members of the LDS Church, discussing here William Clayton, one of Joseph's scribes and the writer of the pioneer hymn "Come, come ye saint," and the Knight family, early supporters both financially and personally.Episode 38: Early members, part 4: Martin Harris and the John and Elsa Johnson family: This is the fourth episode in a five-part series on prominet early members of the LDS Church, focusing here on Martin Harris, whose patronage allowed the Book of Mormon to be printed, and who also became one the Three Witnesses, and also on the John and Elsa Johnson family, whose home hosted "The Vision" (D&C 76), Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon's revelation concerning the three degrees of glory.Episode 39: Early members, part 5: The Snows, Eliza R. and Lorenzo: This episode concludes the five-part series on prominent early members of the LDS Church by discussing the contributions of Lorenzo Snow and his sister, Eliza R. Snow. Lorenzo, who had early success in the Church as a missionary to England, would become the fifth president of the Church; his sister, Eliza, would become known for presiding over the Relief Society, for her hymn writing, and for her contributions to the theology of the Latter-day Saints.Episode 40: Joseph Smith Papers, question and answer forum, part 1: This episode begins a two-part series of questions and answers from scholars involved in the Joseph Smith Papers project.Episode 41: Joseph Smith Papers, question and answer forum, part 2: This episode concludes a two-part series of questions and answers from scholars involved in the Joseph Smith Papers project.Episode 42: Joseph Smith Papers, finale: A tribute to the Project benefactor, Larry H. Miller: This episode, the final episode of Season Two, pays tribute to the late Larry H. Miller, businessman and sponsor of the Joseph Smith Papers project, who passed away in 2009.