The Joseph Smith Papers

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A Pearl of Great Price

Episode Synopsis

Recount the story of how a remarkable find in Egypt ended up half a world away in the hands of the one man who could translate the Abrahamic text.

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Joseph's Roots

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The Joseph Smith Papers

A Pearl of Great Price

Episode Synopsis

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Joseph's America

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First Vision Beginnings

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The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

Harmony

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The Papers People--Part 2

The Translation of the Book of Mormon

Printing the Book of Mormon

A Mother's Account

History of a History

Joseph's Journals

Oliver's Story

They Met the Prophet

Saving Joseph's Leg

Joseph's New Translation--Part 1

Joseph's New Translation--Part 2

The Letters of Joseph and Emma

Joseph Smith the Radical

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A Pearl of Great Price

Doctrines of Salvation

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Joseph Smith for President

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