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.