The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, has been around for almost two centuries. It has ebbed and fluctuated in such a predictably adaptive manner throughout it's relatively short life in the religious realm. This Church has a very sordid past, which it does a very good job of teaching for itself, whether the history is slanted or not, is yours to decide. Join me on a journey through the history of the LDS Church through the eyes of the people that were actually there. We will learn about the founding members, where the practices came from, where the Book of Mormon (Mormon Bible) came from, and most importantly, we will examine Joseph Smith in every aspect possibly available to us today.

On this episode, we tap into over a dozen news articles to get a finger on the pulse of 1844 America when it came to the Mormons. People across the nation loved to read headlines about the Mormons and papers with those headlines sold like hotcakes. Newspapers ramped up the headlines to sell more copies, which, in turn, made everybody even more frenzied about the deluded religious fanatics that were going to take over the country. A new scandal breaks and Jo deflects everybody’s attention by calling out John C. Calhoun on his complacency toward the plight of the Mormons.

Links:

Newspaper articles featured:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/395996318/?terms=mormon%2Bmurder
https://www.newspapers.com/image/466587498/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/465170931/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/325594764/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/394606828/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/186572158/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/392172886/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/287724727/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/511603482/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/95672468/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/32923333/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/33792715/?terms=mormon
https://www.newspapers.com/image/49605711/?terms=new%2Bhaven%2Bherald%2Bnauvoo
http://www.olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1840s/1845Bro1.htm
http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/IL/whig1843.htm#1213

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