In 1820 a teenaged
boy named Joseph Smith entered a grove of trees near
his home in western New York and prayed. What happened next is
well known to members of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to Smith's accounts,
God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him. Now, 200 years later, this
story is told around the world. But something special happens
when you view the First Vision through the eyes of historians. You find a story that
is simultaneously familiar and new. The First Vision: A Joseph
Smith Papers Podcast.