Thu, 29 August 2019
Joseph Smith is granted 100,000 soldiers as part of his private militia, gets elected President of the United States, and his Council of Fifty manages war on 2 fronts with the Confederate South and Texas-Mexico border while General Smith wages a conquest covering over a million square miles. He returns to Washington D.C. in 1848 to take his office as Prophet, Priest, King, and Ruler (PPKR) of the nation of Zion. Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 22 August 2019
On this episode, we dive into part 2 of our discussion of the Council of Fifty. What was it used for? Why was it convened? What transpired in the closed-door meetings? What documents do we have and how did they come to us? This episode is divided into 3 parts to help break down what we know about the Council of Fifty. 1) Conception; how did it come to be, what are the roots of this Council being formed, what’s the doctrinal basis for it? 2) Conjugation; the complete and total intercourse between church and state to accomplish a singular theocratic goal. 3) Conglomeration; the result of dozens leading thousands within a complex theology to one single goal, complete and absolute Mormon tyranny. Links: Church article on Seer Stones Council of Fifty minutes Council of Fifty MormonThink Press release for CoF minutes The Council of Fifty and Its Members by D. Michael Quinn BYU Studies 1980 Joseph Smith journal 1842-44 Joseph H. Jackson 1844 expose Announcements: Sunstone History Podcast episode 12 John Whitmer History Conference Protect LDS Children March on October 5, 2019 Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 15 August 2019
On this episode, we begin our deep-dive series into the Council of Fifty. Joseph Smith’s theocracy required organizational structure; the Council of Fifty is how he planned on implementing it. William Clayton was called as scribe for the Council and we discuss his life and role in early Mormonism. Clayton’s journals have been a source of controversy and clandestine institutional secrecy for over a century and a half. We dive into why that is, the journals he kept, and the inner-workings of the controversy. This episode is a classic Naked Mormonism deep-dive and the length was required to do the issue proper justice. We have a quick guest appearance from Sandra Tanner to discuss the lawsuit filed by Andrew Ehat in the early 1980s. Links: Council of Fifty Minutes Council of Fifty Minutes press release William Clayton Andrew Ehat v. Tanners Andrew Ehat v. Tanners conclusion An Intimate Chronicle; the Journals of William Clayton by George D. Smith James Allen/George Smith exchange Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 8 August 2019
On this episode, we take a break from our historical timeline to bring you a very exciting interview with Jana Riess and Benjamin Knoll. Jana Riess is the author of the book “The Next Mormons” and Benjamin Knoll is the data scientist who helped create the survey an interpret the data which underlies the book. We discuss a chapter-by-chapter Q&A about the book and explore ways to interpret the data, as well as how it was interpreted for publication in the book itself. On a personal note, this book comes very highly recommended and if you’ve heard anything about the book I can almost guarantee it’s been a good review because The Next Mormons is one of the most important books of the 2010s. It’s my sincere hope that after listening to this interview you get a copy for yourself. Enjoy! Where to find The Next Mormons Jana Riess contact and bio page Benjamin Knoll contact and bio page Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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