Thu, 27 December 2018
On this episode, we hear the Sunstone Seattle 2018 presentation on the Smith-entheogen theory. Cody Noconi begins with setting the psychedelic stage for entheogens in religious ritualism. Then he gives us a brief introduction of psychedelics in Mormonism. After that, yours truly takes us on a journey into the most practical supplier of entheogenic substances for Joseph Smith during his Kirtland ministry. After the presentation cuts short, I walk through the parts of the presentation we cut out for want of time. Don’t forget to help out Brother Jake! Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 20 December 2018
On this episode, the election of 1842 has far-reaching consequences. We begin with a number of people getting sick in Nauvoo, then discuss the various meetings held to carry out the bankruptcy proceedings of prominent Nauvoo Mormons and all the drama with “lost” letters. Then we get into what the newly-elected representatives of Illinois had planned to attempt curtailing the political power and corruption in Nauvoo. William Smith opposes. After that, we go on a lightning round to finish out 1842 so we can begin 1843 in 2019 with a clean slate. Links: Times & Seasons Autumn 1842 Nauvoo Politics EoM History of Illinois by Thomas Ford Marinda Nancy Johnson Hyde Smith Smith Hyde ‘Crazy’ Willey Smith Orson Pratt in Nauvoo List of Joseph Smith’s Wives JS Journal Dec 1841-1842 Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 14 December 2018
On this episode, we get into politics of Illinois in 1842. This year was a contentious race with the Mormons wielding so much power through their friends in high places. Rigdon runs for Illinois State Congress but loses. The Mormons promise their vote for the Democrat to replace Governor Carlin and Thomas Ford takes his seat as the new Governor of Illinois. What begins with letter exchanges and vicious accusation revealing conflict between Jo and Hingepin Sidney Rigdon ends in bygones being bygones and tests of loyalty. Politics will continue to play an increasing role in our historical analysis moving forward. JS Journal 1841-42 Biography of Lorenzo Snow by Eliza R. Snow 1842 gubernatorial election Illinois State Senators History of Illinois by Thomas Ford Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 7 December 2018
On this episode, John C. Wreck-it Bennett’s leaving the church, Nauvoo Legion, and city government left a massive vacuum in his absence. James Gordon Bennett and James Arlington Bennet are appointed to offices to fill his place. We discuss who these guys were, how they found out about Mormonism, and what their places were within the movement after Wreck-it Bennett left. Links: PLEASE HELP BROTHER JAKE Watch his videos and subscribe here! James Arlington Bennet biography Letter from Arlington Bennet James Gordon Bennett Susan Easton Black Nauvoo University 1841-45 Historical Study of the Nauvoo, Illinois, Public School System by Paul Thomas Smith Nauvoo Legion leadership ranks History of the Saints by John C. Bennett James Gordon Bennett’s 1831 Report on “The Mormonites” by Leonard Arrington Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 30 November 2018
On this episode, Joseph Smith is still a fugitive! He opines on relationships had and lost, loved and dead family members, and reflects on how important his friends are. Emma Smith and Eliza Snow pen letters back and forth with Governor Thomas Carlin. The brethren create a propaganda packet for neutralizing the fallout from the Bennett Meltdown. Then, a couple of public appearances lead the Sheriff and his posse right to the prophet when his guard is down. Links: Eliza R. Snow Poetic Lexicon Habeas Corpus Protection of Joseph Smith JS Journal on JSP 1835 D&C 101 Manuscript History of Brigham Young Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 22 November 2018
On this episode, we get an airlift out of the valleys of deep Mormon history so we can see the mountain peaks we’ve scaled and view what lies ahead. This is 4 years of serial history in review, made in a format that can be used as a reference source to find information in the backlog. Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 16 November 2018
On this episode, we begin with a letter Emma Smith wrote to Governor Thomas Carlin reasoning and pleading for exoneration of her husband. Then we get into the complicated and controversial nature of a letter Joseph Smith wrote to his old friends, the Whitney family. We discuss the polygamous marriage of Sarah Ann Whitney to Joseph Smith in July 1842 and how it provides context for the letter to the entire Whitney family. Links: JS letter to Whitneys JS Journal Dec 1841-Dec 1842 Emma Smith to Governor Carlin Joseph Smith, John C. Bennet, and the Extradition Attempt, 1842 Sarah Ann Whitney Sarah Ann Whitney Biography Did Joseph Smith have sex with his wives? Joseph Smith’s letter to the Whitney Family Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 8 November 2018
On this episode, we finally return to our historical timeline and the Bennett Meltdown. Jo starts in the custody of the Adams County Sheriff. An “escape” occurs and Jo flees town with a bit of trickery. We spend some time reading letter correspondence between Jo and other “thinking few” Mormon elites. Links: Letter to Wilson Law Letter from Wilson Law Letter to Emma Smith Letter from Emma Smith Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Don’t miss the NaMo Home Evening here: Catch me with ObjectivelyDan this Friday at 6 P.M. CT here:
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Thu, 1 November 2018
On this episode, I tell all of you about my time at the John Rylands Library.
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Thu, 25 October 2018
On this episode, I snagged a few people at QEDcon 2018 in Manchester for some interviews. Give it a listen and I hope to see you at the next installment int 2020 if you can make it!
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Thu, 18 October 2018
On this episode, we take a break from the historical timeline to talk with Madison Harris. She presented at the John Whitmer Historical Conference 2018 and I snagged her for a quick interview on her presentation. She discusses racism within the ranks of 20th-century Mormon leadership. The central focus surrounds Utah and the Church’s opposition to the national holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mormon racism didn’t end with the 1978 priesthood ban being lifted. Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 11 October 2018
On this episode, we’re joined for part 2 of Johnny Stephenson’s interview on Mormon polygamy. Bennett’s expose printed in the Sangamo Journal, and later History of the Saints, altered Mormon polygamy from that time forward. Johnny walks us through how the expose affected the doctrine of polygamy and gives us a few insights into the real-world impact of practicing celestial marriage using first-hand accounts. Show links:
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Thu, 4 October 2018
On this episode, we’re joined for part 1 of Johnny Stephenson’s interview on Mormon polygamy. We cover a brief overview of Jo’s sexual escapades prior to 1842 and the evolution of the doctrine of polygamy through Kirtland, Missouri, and into Nauvoo. Show links:
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Thu, 27 September 2018
On this episode, we dive into the continued chaos incited by Bennett’s violent departure from the church and his expose. Bennett gives voice to the voiceless and Jo slays the character of Sarah Pratt for allegations she made against his character. Nobody would escape the meltdown; the casualties are beginning to pile up. Links: Sarah Pratt the Shaping of an Apostate by Van Wagoner Is Sarah Pratt Reliable? Sarah Pratt on FairMormon Bennett Saintly Scoundrel Bennett Sangamo Journal Expose Rise and Fall of Infamous Bennett Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 20 September 2018
On this episode, we broach the Bennett meltdown of spring 1842. We read through the first of his exposes published in the Sangamo Journal July 8th. The public explodes at the revelations contained therein. We track everything as it develops chronologically and exhaustively. This marks part 1 of a multi-part series on Bennett and the impact his expose had on Mormon history and doctrine. Links: Sangamo Journal Bennett expose Bennett and extradition attempt Bennett, Smith, and Beginnings of Mormon Plural Marriage in Nauvoo JS Journal 1842 Sangamo Journal transcripts Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 14 September 2018
On this episode, the Sangamo Journal compiles a massive expose of Joe Smith and the Mormons in preparation for Bennett’s serial expose letters. We set the stage by reading a few letter exchanges between Jo and Governor Carlin of Illinois, in a bid to gain total protection from Missouri “persecution”. Carlin’s advice? “Run”! We conclude with reading a number of articles published prior to Bennett’s actual expose which provides a window into Illinois politics circa 1842. Links: Visit this week’s sponsor and use promo code “Naked”: https://49dollarsites.com/ Sangamo Journal July 8, 1842 On this episode, the Sangamo Journal compiles a massive expose of Joe Smith and the Mormons in preparation for Bennett’s serial expose letters. We set the stage by reading a few letter exchanges between Jo and Governor Carlin of Illinois, in a bid to gain total protection from Missouri “persecution”. Carlin’s advice? “Run”! We conclude with reading a number of articles published prior to Bennett’s actual expose which provides a window into Illinois politics circa 1842. Links: Visit this week’s sponsor and use promo code “Naked”: https://49dollarsites.com/ Sangamo Journal July 8, 1842 JS Letterbook June-July 1842 History of Illinois by Governor Thomas Ford Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com /039SJO18420729001/039-SJO-1842-07-08-001#page/n1 JS Letterbook June-July 1842 History of Illinois by Governor Thomas Ford Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 7 September 2018
On this episode, we continue rooting around in the muck of the underbelly of Nauvoo Mormonism. We discuss the primary catalyst that caused Bennett to be so opposed to Joseph Smith. With rampant rumors of adultery, Crazy Willey Smith pens “The Truant Husband” with a pleasant little PSA to all the “midnight watchers” in Nauvoo. We discuss the role of women’s organizations and the social context in which they rose by examining Emma’s claims that “Benevolence” societies were corrupt. Then we get into the seedy and vague history of Nauvoo brothels and temperance. Links: We are Engaged as a Band of Sister by Ruth Alexander Ladies Bountiful by Keith Medler Relief Society Minute Book Times & Season November 1841 FairMormon Bennett’s Brothel The Wasp edited by William Smith Temple Lot depositions The Saintly Scoundrel Bennett Timeline Joseph H. Jackson expose 1844 Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 31 August 2018
On this episode, we dive into Eliza Roxcy Snow! She was smart, she was sassy, and she didn’t care what society said, she was going to do what she wanted to do. It’s finally time to introduce you to my historical crush… Links: Biography of Lorenzo Snow by Eliza Snow Biography of Eliza Snow Eliza Snow poetry lexicon Eliza Snow JSP page Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 24 August 2018
On this episode, we get a brief character sketch of Nancy Rigdon, daughter of church leader, Hingepin Sidney Rigdon. Nancy grew up during the formative years of the Church in Kirtland and Missouri. Now, she’s 19-years old, single, and strong-willed to boot. Jo requests Marinda Nancy Johnson Hyde to act as an emissary to Nancy Rigdon to set up a meeting, he’s flatly refused by Miss Nancy and rumors explode from the scenario. The plot to assassinate Nancy’s character begins. Links: Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess by Richard Van Wagoner Nancy Rigdon biography A History of Persecution by Sidney Rigdon Marinda Nancy Johnson Hyde Gazelle – Nancy Green II Eliza R. Snow poem lexicon Thinking Atheist guest spot Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 16 August 2018
On this episode, we take a bird’s eye overview of everything happening in 1842 and spend a bit of time focusing on the immediate fallout of Bennett’s public and vitriolic departure from the Church. We review some headlines covering the political movements of Joseph Smith’s Nauvoo Mormonism, briefly discuss his ever-expanding financial profile, and try to assess the massive fallout and cover-up campaign crafted to keep the practice of polygamy as acceptable for only the uppermost elites, while publicly denying that the practice even exists. Jo and Newell K. Whitney give some weird talks to the Relief Society about holding their tongues and not faulting the leadership for “err[s] in judgement”. Links: John C. Bennett biography History of the Saints Bennett prior to Nauvoo Relief Society Minutes Ezekiel 14 Warsaw Signal 1842 “Joe Smith’s New Peeping Stone” Life and Contributions of Newell K. Whitney NaMo Home Evening Zelph on the Shelf Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 10 August 2018
On this episode, we begin with discussing the rumor mill that was Nauvoo. The Relief Society, with Emma as head, was tasked with tracking down the source of salacious rumors concerning adultery within the Mormon elite and squashing said rumors. John C. Wreck-it Bennett becomes too brazen with his propositions of polygamous relationships and must be excised from Church leadership. We begin to see the fracturing of the relationship between Jo and Bennett unfold. Links: Mormon Enigma by Newell and Avery Bennett’s brothel in Nauvoo Bennett, the ‘Lucifer’ of early Mormonism JosephSmithsPolygamy on Bennett Rise and Fall of Bennett John Bennett and Joseph Smith’s Polygamy: Addressing the Question of Reliability Bennett, Saintly Scoundrel Witch ointments and aphrodisiacs by J. Muller Bennett’s alleged abortions in Nauvoo Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 2 August 2018
On this episode, Will Bagley joins us to share in his specialty, Bloody Brigham Young. We discuss a brief overview of how the Saints made their way from Nauvoo to the Great Basin in Mexico territory and the fun begins. Brigham Young realized Joseph Smith’s dreams of a Mormon theocracy and truly took it above and beyond anything Jo could have dreamt up. Be sure to buy Bagley’s book, Blood of the Prophets, which spawned this entire conversation. Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Wed, 25 July 2018
On this episode, Will Bagley takes us through the Joseph years of Mormon history and sets the precursor for next week’s episode where the blueprints Joseph laid are realized by Brigham Young. Show Links: Weird Alma Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 20 July 2018
On this episode, we air a presentation given for Seattle Atheists all about Mormon scripture. It’s long, but good. Enjoy! Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 12 July 2018
On this episode, we dive into the women’s perspective of the endowment ceremony as introduced by Joseph and Hyrum Smith and streamlined by Brigham Young. We rely on exposes published after 1845 when thousands were initiated as the original endowment ceremony was successfully kept under wraps by the Mormon elite. What must it have been like for a woman to go through this mind-bending esoteric ritual culminating in the revelation on the growing practice of polygamy? We can’t possibly put our minds there, but it’s at least worth examining their writings and musing on in the meantime. Links: Maria Van Dusen 1849 Endowment expose Emeline expose April 1846 Warsaw Signal 1847 original Van Dusen Expose Nick Literski’s Endowment 1845/46 Temple Ceremony by Edward Ashment Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 6 July 2018
On this episode, Joseph Smith introduces the endowment ceremony and forms the Quorum of the Anointed, or the Holy Order. Jo had been practicing esoteric rites from his earliest days in Kirtland, but this was the codification of the ceremony which would come to be practiced in every Mormon temple after Smith’s death. We read through one of the earliest available exposes created to reveal the terrifying theocratic rituals embodied by Jo and the elite Mormons who went through this occult initiation. Links: Anointed Quorum in Nauvoo by Devery Anderson Evolution of Endowment Ceremony Duncan’s Royal Arch Masonic ritual expose Warsaw Signal Apr 1846 LDS Temple Ceremony by Edward Ashment A Dialogue between Adam and Eve by Increase and Maria Van Dusen Upcoming announcements: Seattle Atheists presentation Squatters Live Show Sunstone Symposium SLC 2018 CHECK OUT THE NEW SHOW!!! Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 29 June 2018
On this episode, Nauvoo has a lot of secrets to hide. We talk about Orrin Porter Rockwell and his trip to Missouri in May 1842. We discuss his “confrontation” with Governor Lilburn Boggs, of which Boggs was none the wiser until he awoke days later with multiple gunshot wounds. We cover Port’s quick flight from Missouri back to Nauvoo after the assassination attempt. John C. Bennett apostatizes and begins his public derisions of Joseph Smith and Mormonism. Pistol Packin’ Porter Rockwell confronts Wreck-it Bennett about rumors Bennett was spreading about Jo’s hand in the assassination. Links: Check out this week’s sponsor and use promo code ‘Naked’ when you sign up!!! Warsaw Signal 1842 Lilburn Boggs Wiki The Wasp May 1842 Baltimore Sun 31 May 1842 Times-Picayune 29 May 1842 Brooklyn Evening Star 23 July 1842 Times and Seasons May 1842 Seattle Atheists talk Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 22 June 2018
On this episode, Jo writes an epistle to the Relief Society. What were women’s roles in the Nauvoo Church? Did they have priesthood power? Was their society separate but equal to the men’s? Turns out Jo was a product of his time and he uses religions led by women in his day as an example of what terrible fate awaits a female-run church. But, is there more to it? Were the women of Nauvoo “good Masons” who could keep a secret? Links: Jill Derr on Eliza Snow and Relief Society Women and Priesthood Relief Society Minute Book Joseph Smith and the Kabbalah Joanna Southcott’s bibliography The Public Universal Friend by Paul Moyer Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 14 June 2018
On this episode, we take a time warp back to episode 2 to revisit an aspect of Mormon history largely ignored in our timeline to this point, Emma Hale Smith. Little of her own writings survive the years and she left no journal or diary. We’re forced to construct an image of Emma to live in our minds through other peripheral mentions in the hand of her closest friends and associates. We rediscover her timeline with the help of Mormon Enigma and catch up on her story leading up to the formation of the Nauvoo Female Relief Society. Check out this week's sponsor! Use promo code 'Naked' at checkout. Mormon Enigma by Newell and Avery Emma Hale Smith Bidamon biography Lucy Mack Smith biography Timeline of Joseph Smith Fanny Alger Lucinda Pendleton Morgan Harris Children of Emma and Joseph Smith God Awful Movies, Joseph Smith Prophet of the Restoration Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 7 June 2018
On this episode, we wrap up our logical deconstruction of the Book of Abraham. We focus our petrifying gaze on the lds.org essay titled, ‘Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham,’ the LDS Church’s official statement on this challenging piece of Mormon scripture. Is it merely more apologetics, or is there something special with this essay compared with other apologetic arguments for the ‘historical plausibility’ of the Book of Abraham? No, it’s just delicately worded apologetics we discussed at length last week. What more can we learn from this essay? What would it look like for the Brighamite LDS Church to disavow an historically authentic interpretation of this book and other Mormon scripture? We use the RLDS as an analogue to muse on what the Church has to lose when it comes to moving into an unorthodox and progressive stance on scripture and doctrine. Links: Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham Book of Abraham and Kirtland Egyptian material Kirtland Egyptian language and grammar Original printing of Book of Abraham and Facsimile 1 Book of Abraham MormonThink Lucy Mack Smith Book of Abraham ‘translation’ method Roger Launius The Reorganized Church, the Decade of Decision, and the Abilene Paradox Community of Christ FY2017 Budget Community of Christ D&C 163 Current LDS Membership Statistics Current LDS Income Statistics LDS Self-reported Membership Statistics Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 1 June 2018
On this episode, we jump into the logical deconstruction of the Book of Abraham. We deal with the apologetic arguments made to claim the Book of Abraham is ‘historically plausible’. Historically plausible doesn’t mean probable or authentic, so what does it really mean? Can one believe in a book of scripture if it’s ‘historically plausible,’ even if that plausibility flies in the face of the historicity of the documents being authentic? We take apologist arguments line by line and systematically break them down into their constituent parts, hopefully arming you, the listener, with an arsenal of arguments against the historicity of the Book of Abraham. Links: Historical Plausibility: The Historicity of the Book of Abraham as a Case Study MormonThink Book of Abraham essay Stephen E. Thompson essay on BoA Egyptology and the Book of Abraham Stephen E. Thompson Joseph Smith Papers Egyptian materials Translating the BoA in Joseph Smith Journal 1842 Translating Egyptian into grammar and alphabet in Joseph Smith journal Egyptian grammar Kerry Muhlstein Book of Abraham Challenges Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 24 May 2018
On this episode, we dive into the actual content of the Book of Abraham in our continued examination of the history of the book. We read extracts of each chapter with a bit of study guide along the way. We cover Abraham’s story arc in the book, the deeper doctrines and teachings which come from the Book, and we examine some of the cultural milieu from whence the Book of Abraham arose. We cover Joseph’s rewriting of the Genesis creation narrative, racism within the books of Mormon canon, and the Hebrew root of ‘Kolob’. What would it take to get rid of some of these pieces of doctrine, canon, and theology in the modern Church? After that we’re joined by Lesley Butterfield of Unrighteous Dominion to discuss abuse in its many manifestations within the culture of the LDS Church. Links: Book of Abraham Study Guide Book of Abraham and Facsimiles Egyptian Human Sacrifice Dynastic timeline of Egypt Mark of Cain Book of Moses Bible Chronology of Abraham Kolob as Sirius Improvement Era 1913 Kolob as Sirius ‘Kolob’ as ‘Man-whore’ “Ain’t Nothing but a Hound Dog” The Vanity of Arts and Sciences by Agrippa Astronomy and the Book of Abraham First and Second Estate doctrine Lesley Butterfield and Unrighteous Dominion Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 17 May 2018
On this episode, we begin a 3-part deconstruction of the Book of Abraham. We begin with the cultural realm captivated by Egyptian Antiquities with Napoleon’s discoveries and how such discoveries influenced minds in 19th-century America. We trace collections of papyri and artifacts being studied and exhibited all over the country right in Joseph Smith’s back yard. We briefly cover how the Church acquired the Egyptian Antiquities collection of mummies and papyri which later became the Book of Abraham as well as the translation process. After that we continue to follow the line of possession of the collection and how it came into the possession of the Brighamite LDS Church in November of 1967. After that we have on Jake Farr-Wharton of iFriends to talk about a recent article from the Sidney Morning Herald covering the Protect LDS Children campaign. Jake is followed by a brief “Angel’s Trumpet” segment about a recent headline from Mormon-newsroom.org telling of the Church’s apology for institutionalized and doctrinal racism. Links: Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham Stephen E. Thompson Essay on Book of Abraham Egyptology and the Book of Abraham Stephen E. Thompson Wilhelm Ritter von Wymetal Mormon Portraits Book of Abraham MormonThink Joseph Smith’s Scriptural Cosmology Brent Metcalfe and Dan Vogel Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 10 May 2018
On this episode, we take the opportunity of Mother’s Day to examine the life and struggles of some of the most prominent mothers throughout Mormon history. From Lucy Mack Smith caring for her children in ill health, to Mother Elizabeth Ann Whitney providing a home for Joseph and Emma when they first arrived in Kirtland, Ohio, and well beyond to the women who provided the caretaking, medicine, midwifery, and social structure to build each of the Mormon kingdoms. The actors may get the awards, but everybody else actually making the show run on the back end are often relegated to the footnotes section. Let’s bring them to life again. After that, we have on J.R. Becker with his new children’s book about the skeptical side of death. How do we have these tough conversations with our children when they inevitably arise? J.R. shares some of his personal experience and inspiration which led to his writing the Annabelle & Aiden series. Links:
Carol Cornwall Madsen Mormon Women and the Struggle for Definition Elizabeth Ann Whitney Timeline of Joseph and Emma Smith Annabelle & Aiden Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 3 May 2018
On this episode, the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is finally established. We walk through the set and setting of Nauvoo in early 1842 being built on nothing more than credit. Men are the providers, while women are tasked with home chores, raising children, and maybe doing a small money-making hobby on the side to keep the house afloat. We discuss women’s roles in 19th-century America and how early feminism caused small movements to rise long before the official beginning of the Women’s Era. We read through the meeting minutes of the foundation of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo when Emma Hale Smith was elected President. We speculate on Joseph’s intentions when it was first organized and opine on how stagnant and solidified Mormon doctrine today is in comparison to Nauvoo Mormonism of 1842. What does it take to change Mormon doctrine today? We invite on Kate Kelly to discuss her history with the Ordain Women movement.
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Relief Society minute book
History of Relief Society
Joseph Smith Journal May 1842
Ordain Women into priesthood
Masonic Adoption rite
Mormon Law of Adoption
Emmeline B. Wells A Voice for Mormon Women by Carol Cornwall Madsen
Women in Masonry
History of Women’s Freemasonry
Order of the Eastern Star Robert Morris 1850
Kate Kelly
The Fern Foundation Short Creek Service Project http://thefernfoundation.org/donate
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Thu, 26 April 2018
On this episode, we dive into the world of Masonry and Mormonism. In 1842, Joseph ascended to Master Mason “at-sight,” and seven weeks later revealed his Temple Endowment ceremony. If we view more of Joseph Smith’s timeline, we find Masonry was highly influential on the prophet from his earliest years, long before the Book of Mormon ever entered the public sphere. Cheryl Bruno, who is currently writing a book on Mormonism and Masonry, joins us periodically to help us walk through the history of these intertwining fields of philosophy. Links: Episode Regius Poem History of Freemasonry MormonThink on Masonry and Mormonism William Morgan affair Free Masonry its Pretensions Exposed Dictionary of Symbolical Masonry Rev G. Oliver Founding Fathers in Masonry Age of Enlightenment and Freemasonry Masonic Presidents Scottish rite Order of High Priesthood Order of Melchisedek Mormon Endowment and Masonic Ascendency comparison Mormonism and Freemasonry comparison Occult and Masonic Influence in Early Mormonism Mason-Mormon ties: What’s fact, what’s fiction Scott Gordon FairMormon Mormon Temples and Freemasonry Mormon Expression 144-145 Other projects: Protect LDS Children documentary Mormon Satan, Brother of Jesus Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 19 April 2018
On this episode, we wrap up 1841 and get into early 1842. Jo revises the Book of Mormon and calls it the most correct book of any on the earth. Ebenezer Robinson’s belief in the morality of monogamy likely conflicts with his position as chief editor of the Times and Season so Brigham Young has to step in and stop that from being a problem. The book of Abraham is finally published and we discuss how many wives Jo took in the rest of 1841 and 1842 alone, his most active year in building his harem. After that we discuss a recent Deseret News headline reporting on President Nelson’s sermon to a congregation of Mormons in Kenya. Links: Ebenzer Robinson “Not Enough Trouble” Ebenezer Robinson Autobiography Manuscript History of Brigham Young “The Return” edited by Ebenezer Robinson Times and Seasons editorial roles History of the Church vol. 4 Children of Joseph Smith Church Membership Growth Rates Record Low Baptism Rate LDS Growth Trend Case Studies Kenya Temples Nelson – ‘Dowry is not the Lord’s way’ Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 12 April 2018
On this episode, we talk General Conference of October, 1841. Some financial problems within the Church are dealt with when Bloody Brigham Young rips up an old bank note and gives it to the wind. Jo offers a profound sermon concerning Baptisms for the Dead and then proceeds to hold it hostage until Talos’ temple crown is complete. A schismatic murmurer is dealt with while we analyze Jo’s business model of Mormonism. After that, we air a portion of the most recent NaMo Home Evening hangout with the Mormon Leaks team and Sam Young of Protect LDS Children discussing the recent headlines in modern Mormonism.
Links: History of the Church Vol 4:25 The Choice by Susan Easton Black Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 6 April 2018
On this episode, we take a step back and try to view the recent headlines with a little bit of historical perspective. From the current rape scandal, to general conference, to the Protect LDS Children march, we try to put historical context on everything which happened this past week. We’ll resume our historical timeline of early Mormonism next week, this week it’s just journalism surrounding the modern SLC Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Links: Stop Protecting Sexual Predators Protect LDS Children YouTube Channel Jonathan Streeter Thinker of Thoughts Oaks Christofferson on Trib Talk General Conference Sunday Session Russel M. Nelson ‘Ministering’ Priesthood Session Quentin L. Cook ‘non-consensual immorality’ 8:00 Mormon ‘non-consensual immorality’ reddit megathread McKenna Denson v. Joseph Bishop & LDS Inc. $40 mil/year in humanitarian aid Mormon Leaks ‘In which they discuss politics with Senator Gordon Smith History of MTCs Dallin Oaks Small and Simple Things Dan Coats Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats non-profit philanthropic organization Dan Coats Mending Fences Church Statements on Separation of Church and State Ambassador John Huntsman Jr. Dallin Oaks Criticism Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Tue, 27 March 2018
On this episode, we dive into the recent leak from Mormon Leaks of Jane Doe interviewing Joseph L. Bishop wherein she accuses him of sexually assaulting her. There’s a lot to parse out with this story as it broke at a crucial time ramping up to the Protect LDS Children March happening at the end of this month.
Links: PROTECT LDS CHILDREN MARCH THIS FRIDAY Joseph L. Bishop Jane Doe Audio Recording Leak Joseph L. Bishop Jane Doe Audio Transcript Joseph L. Bishop Timeline Official Church Statement of Jane Doe’s Sex Abuse Allegations Deseret News ‘Woman Levels Accusations Against Former MTC President’ Deseret News 2010 Police Report article Utah Statue of Limitations HB 330 Utah Dual Party Consent Bill KUTV Objections to HB 330 SL Tribune Two Alleged Victims of Joseph L. Bishop MTC ‘Rape Room’ Confirmation Deseret News Second Abuse Victim 2010 Allegations Jane Doe March 24, 2018 Mormon Leaks Statement Elder Robert E. Wells Bishop Book Endorsement Katie L. Feminist Mormon Housewives Response to LDS Statement FmHLisa Feminist Mormon Housewives Response to Victim Blaming Updated Bishop’s Interview Policy Steven Hassan’s BITE Model of Cult Indoctrination Richard G. Scott 1992 General Conference Victim Blaming Andrew Torrez Opening Arguments Podcast Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 22 March 2018
On this episode, we examine when Jo’s Mormonism became a business venture as much as a religion. It didn’t take long into Mormon history before God felt the need to interfere with Church finances. From that time forward, revelation after revelation centered on money just as much as ecclesiastical matters. We discuss the nuances of the land contracts Joseph Smith signed with Isaac Galland and Horace Hotchkiss to create a sanctuary for the Mormon refugees to settle. How does the Church’s business-centric roots impact its operation and motives today? Let’s find out…. Links: Lyndon Cook—Isaac Galland, Mormon Benefactor Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 15 March 2018
On this episode, we dive into our historical timeline by examining the power of the press in early Mormonism. From the BoM to the Times and Seasons, the Mormons were publication fiends in absolute control of the information going out of Nauvoo through public literature. Ebenezer Robinson, Robert B. Thompson, and Don Carlos Smith work as editors for the Times and Seasons which goes off without a hitch until August 1841. Polygamy starts to be taught to various members of trusted Mormon elite without Common Consent of the average chapel-attending Mormon. After that, we have on Lydia Finch to discuss cults, how to identify them, and what mechanisms they use to exert control over their members. Stick around after the interview to hear about the upcoming Protect LDS Children march at the end of this month. Links: D&C 101 1835 ed. (monogamy revelation) Agnes Coolbrith Bio Eliza Snow Funeral Procession Poem Identifying the Earliest Mormon Polygamists The Saintly Scoundrel by Andrew F. Smith John C. Bennett History of the Saints Ebenezer Robinson Biography History of Nauvoo Printing Office Joseph Smith’s Brothers by Richard Lloyd Anderson Lydia Finch: Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 9 March 2018
On this episode, we invite Sam Young of the Protect LDS Children campaign. Currently, Sam’s petition has over 16,000 signatures urging the LDS Church to change its policy concerning how Bishop’s interviews are conducted. As it currently stands, Bishops frequently ask sexually explicit questions during regular interviews in a child’s development, one-on-one, behind closed doors, perpetuating a cycle of shame and creating situations where sexual grooming is normalized. March 30, 2018 marks the public march to the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City to deliver the petition to the Church along with collected stories from people who’ve been affected by these invasive interviews. Please consider joining us in this grassroots movement, whether you simply sign the petition, share your personal story, or you’re able to make it to the march, Sam needs our support. This episode is longer than usual and it’s punctuated by stories which may cause some listeners to feel triggered; listener discretion advised. Links: Campaign Website Read the Stories here P LDS C Facebook Page Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 1 March 2018
On this episode, we cover the evolution of the first vision accounts spurred by an 1841 interview with Joseph’s brother, Reverend William Smith. From the 1829 revelation included as D&C 20 today, to the mid-1830s, to the John Whitmer history in 1838, to the History of the Church printed in the Times & Season in 1842, Joseph story looks less like an actual occurrence and more like a the coming-of-age story to a mythological figure. Was it God and Jesus who appeared, was it the angel Nephi, did the Sacred Grove even happen? These questions and more pose serious challenges to the claims of divine provenance of the young prophet. After that we have on Justin Clark from the Reason Revolution podcast to talk about the rise of the freethought movement in 19th and 20th-century America.
Links: 1832 First Vision Account 1835/6 First Vision Account 1841/2 First Vision Account Several Remarkable Visions Orson Pratt MormonThink First Vision Essay MormonThink Nephi or Moroni Essay LDS First Vision Essay John Whitmer History Introduction 1841 William Smith Interview p.410
Interviews: Reason Revolution with Justin Clark We Talk About Dead People Sidney Rigdon
Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 22 February 2018
On this episode, Brigham Young and the Quorum of Apostles slowly trickle back into Nauvoo after their surprisingly successful mission trip in Europe. Joseph provides a divine revelation to Bloody Brigham, thus relieving him from any future mission trip duties. Zina Diantha and the entire Huntington family enters our timeline with a powerful visionary experience kicking off her belief in the Mormon religion. The Huntington family make their way to Kirtland, Missouri, and finally to Illinois in Spring 1839, where Joseph and Zina become rather friendly, in spite of Zina being half his age. Joseph’s proactive heroism earns him one more deed to add to the column leaving behind a legendary legacy. After that, we have on Michael Schaffer from the Reasonable Risk Podcast. Links: Manuscript History of Brigham Young Dimick Huntington Constable Appointment Improvement Era 1901 on Zina D.H. Young Zina D.H. Smith Young Dimick Huntington Bio Did Joseph Smith Have to Take Algebra Actual Joseph Smith Horse Carriage Story Michael Shaffer Interview: Reasonable Risk on MLM Reasonable Risk Bryce Blankenagel Guest Spot Deseret News Affinity Fraud Epidemic in Utah Other Guest Spots: League of Nerds Opening Arguments Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 15 February 2018
On this episode, we begin with an interview discussing 19th-century American politics. Our guest walks us through the rise of the Jacksonian Democratic party in the wake of the War of 1812 and walks us through how popular opinion and anti-Jackson sentiments led to the rise and fall of the Whig political party. Dovetailing off the discussion with Chris, we jump into Illinois politics and the formation of the Anti-Mormon political party to combat the growing power of the Saints in Nauvoo and Handcock County politics. The Mormons organize the Nauvoo Legion into a military parade for the 1841 4th of July celebration, which a number of politicians and dignitaries attended to show their support for the Mormons. Jo’s truly living the American dream. Links: Teacher’s History of U.S. Podcast Times and Season 1841 Abraham Lincoln Timeline Prophet of Palmyra – Thomas Gregg Warsaw Signal 1841 Announcements: Darwin Day Scathing Atheist BoM trivia In the Name of God Podcast Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 9 February 2018
On this episode, we give Willard Richards his very own NaMo Nickname and read his whitewashed history of Jo’s arrest and court hearing in June of 1841. Jo had found some way to squirrel himself out from under nearly every legal trouble with which he was accused since he’d started the religion 11 years prior to this and his lawyers saw it fit to stick with the trend. We discuss how the trial of the prophet was seen by local periodicals and the Warsaw Signal’s reaction to the increasing political power wielded by Jo and the church. After that we have on Gottfried to discuss Isaiah in the Book of Mormon from a nuanced perspective and finish up with a very brief listener mail segment spurring a much-needed correction. Links: Missouri Joint Fact-Finding Committee report Stephen A. Douglas: The Political Apprenticeship by Reg Ankrom Times & Seasons June 1841 Warsaw Signal 1841 archive Calvin (Charles) Warren, Esq. 1841 Growing Conflict in Illinois Joseph Smith and the Criminal Justice System Nauvoo Charter 1841 articles Missouri News Articles 1841 Quincy Whig MyBoM Episode 190 - Gottfried Comment Isaiah Variants in BoM Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 1 February 2018
On this episode, we pick up with giving Wilford Woodruff his very own NaMo nickname. After that we jump into the historical timeline following the Q12 on their journey from Liverpool to New York and the great tempests and near death they faced. Then we zoom back in to Nauvoo to see what Jo and friends were up to while the Quorum was on their way back. ThomAss Sharp fires some shots across the bow of the Mormons’ Times and Season, and the Mormons fire back. After that we’re joined by a children’s book author who offers some insight to his method of teaching children a love for science and skepticism. Links: Manuscript History of Brigham Young Willard Richards Times and Season 1841 Warsaw Signal Annabelle & Aiden Children’s science books Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 25 January 2018
On this episode, we give Hyrum Smith his long overdue NaMo nickname. We catch up with the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as their mission in Europe draws to a close. They have been busy, baptizing and converting thousands of prospects into Mormons eager to move stateside to see how green the grass is in Nauvoo. Finally, on April 20, 1841 they boarded a ship headed for New York. After the history we bring on Ryan McKnight and Ethan Dodge for a Mormon Leaks Minute. Links: 19th-Century life in England Manuscript History of Brigham Young Mormon Leaks links Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 19 January 2018
On this episode, Jo and friends have been busy for the first week of April 1841. We examine Jo’s enclave of Nauvoo through the eyes of the most pressing business to be handled through the April General Conference. Rigdon steps aside to make room for John Wreck-it Bennett to be Jo’s left-hand man, the magnitude of the Nauvoo Temple project is realized, and the leadership fills the pesky vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve and other prominent leadership bodies left by the deaths of David Patten and others. After that we jump into a new segment to talk about the larger scope of Mormon prophetic succession practices in light of the new leadership called to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Monson’s death. Links: Hiram Abiff Mormon history timeline D&C 124 Book of the Law of the Lord Baptism for Dead April 1841 Conference Hyrum Smith Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 11 January 2018
On this episode, we pickup the timeline in early April 1841 with Joseph being sealed to Louisa Beaman, his first polygamist wife in Nauvoo. We introduce the Beaman family and discuss Joseph Bates Noble at length to learn how he came to be in the circle of elites in Nauvoo. Jo must have trusted Noble to let him officiate the wedding between Jo and Louisa. After that, we construct a proper framework for how we’ll be advancing through the remainder of Nauvoo. There’s so much to cover in these few years, but we can’t lose sight of the real goal, building Zion in the great West, beyond the scope and control of the oppressive U.S. Government. Links: Louisa Beaman Biography Alvah Beaman Biography Joseph Bates Noble Autobiography Joseph Noble 1892 Temple Lot Deposition Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 4 January 2018
On this episode, we get into part 2 of the interview with Warren Jeffs’s son, Roy, and hear about his transition out of the FLDS and how he’s doing today a few years after leaving. After that I recount a bit of my journey to Short Creek over the holiday season and discuss the death of the Mormon Prophet, Thomas S. Monson. Maybe we can draw some conclusions contrasting the two versions of Mormon Prophets. Links: Roy Jeffs Facebook Monson Articles ExMormon Subreddit Presidential Succession Timeline Donald Trump on Orrin Hatch Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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