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Episode Twenty Eight: The Move to the Ohio: In 1843 in Nauvoo, Joseph Smith would say, âthe main object of the gathering was to build unto the Lord a house whereby He could reveal unto his people the ordinances of His house and the glories of His kingdom.â He was speaking of the Gathering. It was the winter of 1830-31, when the call was sounded for the saints in New York to gather âto the Ohioâ that they might escape the power of the enemy. In this episode of History of the Saints we will talk about that gatheringâwhy they were leaving New York, where they were going and how they got there.
Scholars: Jeffrey Walker, William Hartley, Mark Staker, Andrew Hedges, Kyle Walker, Sharalyn Howcroft
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Episode Twenty Seven: The Lamanite Mission Part TwoâOn to the Missouri: October 1830, Oliver Cowdery, Parley P. Pratt, Ziba Peterson, and Peter Whitmer Jr., the four missionaries called to preach to the Lamanites, set out on their journey to Indian lands west of the Missouri River. Along the way they stopped in the Kirtland area of northern Ohio where they found thousands eager to hear them. They baptized more than 125 peopleâand then, by the end of November 1830, they were once more on their way west. This episode of History of the Saints is the story of their journey to and experiences among the Lamanites in Indian territory.
Scholars: Sherilyn Farnes, Mark Staker, Andrew Hedges, Alexander Baugh
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Episode Twenty Six: The Mission to the Lamanites Part 1: It was September 1830 when Joseph Smith received a revelation that we now know as DC 28. In that revelation the Lord says to Oliver Cowdery, âAnd now behold I say unto you that you shall go unto the Lamanites and preach my Gospel unto them and inasmuch as they receive thy teachings thou shalt cause my Church to be established among them.â This would prove to be the first missionary call of its kindâto a specific place for an extended period of time. This episode of History of the Saints is about that first historic missionary journey.
Scholars: Alexander Baugh, Andrew Hedges, Mark Staker
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Episode Twenty Five: The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible: Joseph Smith Jr. had been raised in a Bible-reading family amid a Bible-fearing culture. Of course it was an integral part of his life. In the course of translating the Book of Mormon he learned that many plain and precious truths had been taken from the Bible and must needs be restored, and that is our story of this episode of History of the Saints.
Scholars: Kent Jackson
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Episode Twenty Four: The New York Revelations: On April 6, 1830, the Church of Christ was organized once again upon the earth. On the very day of that organization a revelation was received that outlined principles for the governing of the ChurchâDoctrine and Covenants 21. From that time forward revelations continued to come instructing the Saints on how the great Latter-day work was to be conducted. âIn the revelations one hears the tender but firm voice of the Lord Jesus Christ, speaking anew,â through his servant Joseph Smith Jr. This episode of History of the Saints is about some of those early revelations.
Scholars: Gerrit Dirkmaat, Mark Staker, Grant Underwood, Steven Harper
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Episode Twenty Three: Martin Harris and the Book of Mormon: In August 1829, Martin Harris, a prosperous Palmyra farmer, entered into an agreement with Egbert B. Grandin of Palmyra, a printer, that he would pay for the printing of 5000 copies of the Book of Mormon for $3000, an enormous sum of money for the time and difficult to come by, and to secure that agreement Martin would put up his farm as collateralâall of it. And in the end Martin gave all of it for the Book of Mormon. This episode of History of the Saints is the story of Martin Harris and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.
Scholars: Jeffrey Walker
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Episode Twenty Two: The Organization of the Church of Christ: In a revelation to Joseph Smith in the summer 1828, the Lord said, âIf this generation harden not their hearts, I will establish my Church among them.â The promise was that the Lord would restore his Church once more among them and Joseph and his brethren anxiously awaited that fulfillment. Then came Tuesday, April 6, 1830, and the formal organization of the Church. This episode tells that story.
Scholars: Steven Harper, Andrew Hedges, Larry Porter, William Hartley, Mark Staker
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Episode Twenty One: Printing the Book of Mormon Part 2: It was August 1829 when Hyrum Smith, with Peter Whitmer Jr. acting as bodyguard, delivered 24 pages of the printerâs manuscript of the Book of Mormon to the printing establishment of Egbert B. Grandin. And the work of printing the Book of Mormon began. It would take about seven months to print, but before it could be printed it had to be punctuated and paragraphed. This episode of History of the Saints is the story of the details in printing the Book of Mormon.
Scholars: Robin Jensen, Royal Skousen, Gerrit Dirkmaat, William Hartley
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Episode Twenty: Printing the Book of Mormon: From the very beginning it had been Joseph Smithâs intent to publish the Book of Mormon to the world. There would be 5000 copies of a book with more than 500 pages, bound in leather, and on frontier America that was a daunting and expensive undertaking. Who could they get to print it? This episode of History of the Saints tells that story.
Scholars: Robin Jensen, Gerritt Dirkmaat, Larry Porter, Royal Skousen
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Episode Nineteen: Book of Mormon Witnesses: âBe it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people unto whom this work shall come, that we through the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, have seen the plates which contain this record....We beheld and bear record that these things are true. And it is marvelous in our eyes.â So testified Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harrisâthe Three Witnesses. This episode of History of the Saints is the story of the witnesses of the Book of Mormon.
Scholars: Larry Porter, Richard Anderson, Alexander Baugh
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Episode Eighteen: The Book of Mormon, A Marvelous Work and a Wonder: Joseph Smith completed the translation of the present Book of Mormon text between April 7, 1829 and July 1, 1829. When all things of its origins are considered, the Book of Mormon is a marvelous work and a wonderâindeedâa miracle. That is this episode of History of the Saints.
Scholars: Robin Jensen, William Hartley, Mark Staker, Andrew Hedges, Royal Skousen, Larry Porter, Steven Harper, Michael MacKay
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Episode Seventeen: Restoration of the Priesthoods: Joseph smith once said, [The Melchizedek Priesthood] âis the channel through which all knowledge, doctrine, the plan of salvation, and every important matter is revealed from heaven.â This episode of History of the Saints is about the restoration of the Priesthoods.
Scholars: Larry Porter, Mark Staker, Richard Bennett, Alexander Baugh, Michael MacKay
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Episode Sixteen: Translating the Book of Mormon: It was Tuesday April 7, 1829, in Harmony, Pennsylvania when 23 year-old Joseph Smith and 22 year-old Oliver Cowdery began translating the gold plates delivered by the angel Moroni. By July 1st, a span 85 days, they would produce the 588 pages of the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon. That is the story of the episode of History of the Saints.
Scholars: Alexander Baugh, Royal Skousen, Steven Harper, Andrew Hedges, Robin Jensen
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Episode Fifteen: Oliver Cowdery: Chosen Witness. It was in the evening of April 5, 1829 when two visitors came to the door of Joseph and Emma Smithâs small cabin in Harmony, Pennsylvania. They had traveled 130 miles down from Manchester, New York in adverse weather. The two visitors were Samuel Harrison Smith, Josephâs younger brother and the other was 23 year-old Oliver Cowdery. Oliver was coming as a man with a purpose. This episode of History of the Saints is the story of the early years of Oliver Cowdery.
Scholars: Alexander Baugh, Richard Anderson
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Episode Fourteen: The Lost Manuscript: In this episode of History of the Saints we tell the story of the Lost Manuscript of the Book of Mormonâthe so-called 116 pagesâthe Book of Lehi. What happened and what did it mean?
Scholars: Mark Staker, Andrew Hedges, Michael MacKay, Larry Porter, Steven Harper, Richard Bennett
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Episode Thirteen: Martin Harris and the Three Wise Men of the East: By February 1828, Joseph and Emma Smith were living in Harmony Pennsylvania on the Isaac Hale farm. Joseph had copied some of the characters from the gold plates and by means of the Urim and Thummim had translated a few. This episode tells the story of Martin Harris coming to Harmony and taking a copy of some of the characters, with the translation thereof, and going to New York City to present them to the learned men.
Scholars: Richard Bennett, Royal Skousen, Steven Harper, Mark Staker
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Episode 12: Multitudes Were on the Alert: It was just after midnight on September 22, 1827, when Joseph Smith and his wife Emma journeyed to the Hill Cumorah and there Joseph received the Gold Plates from the angel Moroni. This episode deals with the story of those who tried every exertion to get the plates from Joseph.
Scholars: Steven Harper, Larry Porter, Mark Staker, Richard Anderson, Andrew Hedges, Michael MacKay, Richard Bennett
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Episode 11: Emma Hale Smith: One of those whose contribution to the Restoration is incalculable was Emma Hale. A revelation, now known as Doctrine and Covenants 25, referred to her as âan elect lady whom I have called.â Emma was Joseph Smithâs wife, companion and confidant. This episode of History of the Saints is about her, her family, and those early years.
Scholars: Brittany Chapman, Mark Staker, Larry Porter, Steven Harper
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Episode Ten: The Years of Preparation: September 21, 1823, 17 year-old Joseph Smith Jr. learned from the angel Moroni of the ancient record buried in a hill not far from his home. He expected to receive that record when he went to the hill. He could not have known that it would take four years of instruction and intelligence before he would be able to receive it. This episode of History of the Saints tells the story of those years of preparation.
Scholars: Steven Harper, Larry Porter, Michael MacKay, Andrew Hedges, Richard Bennett, Donald Enders, Mark Staker
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Episode Nine: The Space of Time Which Intervened: Joseph Smith saw the Father and the Son in the spring of 1820 in answer to his earnest prayer. However, while it may have been the resolution for his personal crisis of faith it marked the beginning of the crisis of persecution that would follow him the rest of his life. This episode of History of the Saints deals with the aftermath of that Vision and what Joseph described as âthe space of time which intervened between the time I had the Vision and the year, eighteen hundred and twenty-three.â
Scholars: Richard Bennett, Dean Jessee, Larry Porter, Donald Enders, Steven Harper, Andrew Hedges - Laat meer zien