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
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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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Thu, 28 December 2017
On this episode, we invite on one of Warren Jeffs’ sons, Roy, to tell us his walk through growing up as a millennial in the FLDS under Rulon and Warren Jeffs. Roy’s story is very compelling and he has a lot to tell the world. Check out his other interviews and appearances in media in the following links. Links: Year of Polygamy Roy Jeffs CNN Interview Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/
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Thu, 21 December 2017
On this episode, we invite returning guest, Lindsay Hansen Park of Sunstone and Year of Polygamy, to discuss some contemporary issues with modern-day polygamy and some of the prominent sects of Fundamentalist Mormonism. What some see as practicing religious freedom, others may consider sexual coercion and grooming from young ages, but the sexual dynamic of polygamy is only one small aspect of the day-to-day lives of these Mormons. After that we have another installment of Mormon Leaks Minute with Ryan McKnight to discuss the Trump posthumous work and the recent Homosexuality Pamphlet leaks. Links: Lindsay Park Year of Polygamy Mormon Leaks discussed Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 14 December 2017
On this episode, we continue our examination of Mormon polygamy by walking through more than a century of plural marriage history affiliated with Mormonism. We begin with the Second Manifesto of 1904 and discuss the rise of the Council of Friends and the resulting Fundamentalist Mormon sects which arose from the Council’s leadership. We finish the last half hour with a quick deconstruction of the modern FLDS and Warren Jeffs. Links: Utah Becomes a State Constitution of Utah Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage Second Manifesto 11904 Reed Smoot Hearings Kidnapped from That Land: The Government Raids on the Short Creek Polygamists John Taylor 1886 Polygamy Revelation Council of Friends Lorin C. Woolley Leslie Broadbent John Yates Barlow Bradley’s Kidnapped from that Land 26 Jul 1953 Short Creek Raid Rulon Allred Timeline of Polygamist Mormon Sects Kingston Group Apostolic United Brethren United Effort Plan Utah and Arizona withdraw from UEP Most Fundamentalist Groups Rulon Jeffs Warren Jeffs Warren Jeffs Apprehended SPLC Classifies FLDS as Hate Group Warren Jeffs child-sex tapes Warren Jeffs renounces prophetic claims Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 7 December 2017
On this episode, we cover the major sprouts of Mormonism which sprang from the fertile religion Nauvoo soil. From the Strangites, to Whiteites, to Josephites, to Brighamites, to Godbeites, and back to Brighamites again, every major faction of Mormonism seems to have a highly polarized stance on polygamy. Politics plays it’s role as laws are passed in attempt to outlaw the twins of barbarism, slavery and polygamy, largely aimed at curtailing the religious overreach of the Mormon theocracy in Utah. This is part 3 in a multi-part series on the history of polygamy. Links: Opposition to Mormon Polygamy in Utah Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act James Strang Lyman Wight Whiteite Polygamy Alpheus Cutler Joseph Smith III Saints Herald 1860 archive Buchanan’s Blunder War of 1857-58 Poland Act of 1874 James A. Garfield Inaugural Address 4 March 1881 Assassination of Garfield, trial of Charles Guiteau George F. Edmunds Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act 1882 Grover Cleveland 8 Dec 1885 annual address John Taylor Wilford Woodruff 1890 Manifesto—Official Declaration 1 Supreme Court Ruling upholding Edmunds-Tucker Act Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 1 December 2017
On this episode, we jump into part 2 of our dive into the history of polygamy, and we’re going to focus in on Joseph Smith and Mormonism specifically. For ease of listening we break this episode into three separate segments (The Entered Apprentice, The Fellowcraft, The Master). Links: Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo Joseph Smith: Making of a Prophet Eber Howe Mormonism Unvailed Fair Mormon on Eliza Winters Hales-Vogel open exchange about Winters and Stowells 1830s Joseph Smith polygamy Fanny Alger Statement on Marriage 1835 Sexual Grooming Nauvoo Expositor Joseph Jackson Mormon Expose Wilhelm Wyl interviews William Law Last Testimony of Sister Emma Hale Smith Bidamon D&C 132 original revelation Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 24 November 2017
On this episode, we finally dive into polygamy. We’re ramping up for polygamy in Nauvoo prior to April 1841, but before doing so we have to set the historical stage to understand the world from which Mormon polygamy evolved. We begin with marriage from the dawn of historical time and skim across the top of major world religions throughout most of written history to finally arrive at the post-enlightenment western world filled with small groups of free-love proto-hippies. This is part 1 of a multi-part series on Mormon polygamy. Links: Code of Ur Nammu History of Marriage – Alex Gendler 1955 Hindu Marriage Act Polygamy in Judaism 1908 Jewish encyclopedia on Polygamy Saint Augustine On the Good of Marriage Adamite or Adamian free-love church History of United Methodist and Wesley Brothers Quran Surah 4 an-Nisaa Polygyny in Islam Martin Luther’s writings on Polygamy Martin Luther wiki page Munster Rebellion wiki page Free-love societies Polygamy vs. Monogamy population study William Blake Visions of the Daughters of Albion Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 16 November 2017
On this episode, we bring somebody into our timeline who will become an important dissenting voice against the Mormons throughout the rest of their years in Nauvoo, Thomas Coke Sharp. Raised by a Methodist preacher and learned in all things anti-Mormon, Thomas Sharp’s paper will become an interesting source of Mormon history moving forward through our timeline. After that, Jo gathers the entire Mormon population on the highest hill in town in a grand spectacle to dedicate the plot for the Nauvoo Temple, complete with the Nauvoo Legion parading around town in uniform and thousands of spectators. Newspaper outlets around the country pick up the story and all eyes turn to the Mormons’ new kingdom on the Mississippi. To round out the show for today, we’ll have on Ryan McKnight to discuss a Mormon leak and an exciting announcement that patrons heard in the exclusive Patreon only feed last week. Links: United Methodist Church History Literacy Rates in early America Thomas Sharp Warsaw Signal archive News Articles related to Mormons From Priesthood to Pretty Weird Alma Mormon Parody extraordinaire Mormon Leaks and NEW Faith Leaks Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 9 November 2017
On this episode, we take a look at the avalanche of acts and ordinances that were being passed in Nauvoo to establish some semblance of a real operating city. Joseph Smith and his favored elites had a lot of work to do and were in the process of forming new committee and organizations on a daily basis to answer the myriad needs of the burgeoning community. Once again, we find speculation to be the sole ruling factor in the formation of any Nauvoo business or agency. Jo even passed an act against intolerant speech against people of faith, we can’t have those atheists building a church in Nauvoo now, can we? After that we’ll get into part 2 of my conversation with Jack Naneek of the Mormon Awakenings podcast, where we really discuss some hard issues with the church’s stance on LGBTQ+ people and the value churches give society. Patreon subscribers be sure to check your feed. There’s an exciting announcement with Ryan McKnight as a separate episode over there and patrons of the show get to hear it a week early. Links: History of Blasphemy Laws Maryland Blasphemy Law Charles Lee Smith Constitutional Convention Mormon Awakenings Podcast w/Jack Naneek Holy Crap Vlogcast guest spot Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 2 November 2017
On this episode, the era of excitement for the new official Mormon home in Nauvoo gets to the leadership’s collective head. Wreck-it Bennett gets up on the stand during his mayoral inauguration and sets out a number of decrees Nauvoo would need to fulfill if it’s to last into the coming decade. The Nauvoo government establishes a small number of committees and passes ordinances to set out the letter of the theocratic law. Nauvoo would be a temperate society, but effectively fostered an underground market for liquor, just like the U.S. government in the following century, but Jo and Bennett had their fingers on the knobs for who could buy and sell liquor within the city limits. This episode is all about organization by a group which had suffered from lack thereof for over a decade up to this point. After that we’re joined by Jack Naneek of the Mormon Awakenings podcast to discuss just what it means to be a member of the church and seek validation from our Mormon community. Links: Warsaw Signal Mormon Awakenings Podcast w/Jack Naneek Imaginary Friends Show guest spot Wayward Willis guest spot Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 26 October 2017
On this week’s episode, we read through a bunch of the first revelation Joseph Smith gave in Nauvoo that made it into the D&C, section 124. Since the passing of the Nauvoo Charter, the Mormons could finally rest easy that they wouldn’t be chased out of Illinois after living there a year like had happened in Missouri, so they set up camp. By that, I mean, Jo gave a revelation dictating the organization of Nauvoo to build it up, starting with the most important parts, like building a house for Jo and his family. Section 124 has a bunch of important names in it so we review most of the names and why they’re relevant as we move through the revelation. After that, Nauvoo holds its first election in February of 1840, electing John Wreck-it Bennett to the office of Mayor and various church elites to the offices of aldermen and councilors. Jo finally had a legally sanctioned theocracy with no looming threat of a Missouri militia to come and take it away like 2 years ago. Links: D&C 124 1844 vs 2013 Nauvoo House George Miller John Snider (Snyder) Vinson Knight William Marks Henry G. Sherwood Robert D. Foster Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 20 October 2017
On this episode, we finally introduce someone who’s been long overdue for our historical timeline, Heber C. Kimball, maybe you guys can help me come up with a fitting NaMo nickname for him. After that we jump into a letter Bennett wrote to the brethren to be published in the Times and Season stating the Nauvoo Charter had finally passed the Illinois State Legislature. Bennett was a powerful lobbyist and ally to have on the Mormons’ side, and he specifically called out a few government officials who were paramount to the Charter’s success. Then we find out that God gave a sign in the heavens to the Mormon missionaries in England, signaling the passing of the Nauvoo Charter, legends are born easily but never die. After that, we’re joined by a special guest who recently dove really deep into the BoM to try and make sense of it all. Patreon supporters be sure to listen to this episode in the Patreon feed to hear the special extended interview with Colt. Links: Heber C. Kimball biography Heber C. Kimball quotes Colt Kalcich BoM Chronology Study Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 12 October 2017
On this episode, we dive right back into the historical timeline with talk on some detailed land purchase agreements. Jo and the Mormons were in a bad spot when they began settling Nauvoo and land speculation was the new counterfeit money to hobble the church along with a falsely inflated economy. Land speculators never pass on making some money on destitute people, and Jo does the same when selling land to the Mormons, but actual specie exchange rarely happened. After that, we bring on Ethan Dodge, the second half of the Mormon Leaks team, to discuss the recent leaks leading up to conference weekend as well as a little bit about himself. To cap it off, I’ll speak very briefly about Mythcon 2017 in Milwaukee. Links: Susan Easton Black lectures Ethan Dodge Reddit AMA My Mormon Experience Podcast Leaks Discussed in MLM Church stats reddit thread Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Mon, 2 October 2017
On this episode, we invite on Tom and Cecil of the Cognitive Dissonance podcast to talk about the worst presidential candidate in American History, Joseph Smith. From New York to Illinois, everything Jo touched fell into a state of chaos and ruin. By the time we get to his 1844 presidential campaign, he’s won and lost dozens of business ventures, built and dissolved a handful of newspapers, and fully established his Mormon theocracy on the Mississippi. Join us for all the shenanigans and don’t forget to check out Tom and Cecil’s podcasts, Cognitive Dissonance and, for all the history fans out there, Citation Needed on all your favorite podcast vehicles. Links: Cognitive Dissonance Citation Needed Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 28 September 2017
On this episode, we record from NAUVOO during the John Whitmer Historical Association conference. We talk with historians William Shepherd, Joseph Geisner, and H. Michael Marquardt about the Council of Fifty and the Hodge murders, the subjects these historians have been researching most recently. After that, I offer my own musings wrapping up the conference with a few headlines which have come out in the Mormon community recently. Thanks to everybody who made the JWHA conference a resounding success and such a pleasure to attend this year! Links: John Whitmer Historical Association Joe Geisner Year of Polygamy episode BoM Printer’s Manuscript article Community of Christ Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 22 September 2017
On this episode, we catch up with the Quorum of the Twelve apostles to see how their missionary efforts were developing in Europe prior to their departing England to make their way back to Nauvoo. They got in some sight-seeing and spare no detail in reporting everything back to the brethren on the other side of the pond. We continue to dive into a number of newspaper articles covering the Mormon expansion efforts. To round out the history for today, we feature a debate between a skeptic and Mormon apologist, but it’s not what you’d expect. After that, we’ll be talking to Mike who just posted an interesting analysis in the ExMormon subreddit comparing Utah to the socialist utopia of Norway. At least somebody listened to the teachings in the Book of Mormon about socialism and wealth. Links: Utah Vs. Norway armchair experiment Coolture podcast http://coolturecast.com Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 14 September 2017
On this episode, we jump right in to adding an incredible well of depth to the character of Joseph Smith by reading a number of excerpts from William Morain’s “The Sword of Laban, Joseph Smith and the Dissociated Mind”. The excruciating pain from his childhood leg surgery coupled with the death of his eldest brother in his late teens had significant impacts on Jo’s psyche, baggage he would carry for the rest of his life. Maybe we can understand the inner-workings of a broken mind by viewing decisions Jo made through child’s eyes. Jo calls the Quorum of the Twelve home from their mission in England but permits Parley P. Pratt (P-cubed) to tarry a bit longer to continue his publishing duties with the Liverpool Book of Mormon and the Millennial Star. The economic outlook for Nauvoo looked good on the surface at the end of 1840, but the whole thing was built on credit and there was a jobs vacuum affecting every Mormon who chose to settle roundabout. After that we invite recurring correspondent, Ryan McKnight, for a Mormon Leaks Minute before dealing with some listener feedback. Links: The Sword of Laban by William Morain M.D. Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt MLM BYU Francis Bernard Video John Whitmer History Association Mythicist Milwaukee Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 7 September 2017
On this episode, we try to gain new perspective. John Bennett addresses the brethren during the October 1840 conference to gain access to the in-group of trusted Mormon leaders with a new rule requiring 2 or 3 witnesses to any crime. How would this affect polygamy as it begins to lurk under the surface of Nauvoo? We bring on a very special guest to discuss the plight of women’s rights in the 19th-century and how having a child out of wedlock essentially condemned single mothers to a life of misery and hardship. Links: M Russell Ballard Where Will You Go? What was Abortion Like in the 19th Century? My Book of Mormon Podcast God Awful Movies SLC Mythinformation by Mythicist Milwaukee Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 31 August 2017
On this episode, Jo, Bennett (Brokeit), and Thompson, join forces to draft the Nauvoo Charter for approval by the Illinois State Legislature. We read right through the whole thing because that’s how we roll on this show. The Charter was essentially a copy and paste of the Springfield City Charter, but there were a few subtle additions which enshrined the city of Nauvoo as a sanctuary to Jo and the Mormons, and created a separate military arm, the Nauvoo Legion, as the law enforcement agency through which Jo exercised nothing short of martial law under the banner of his newly founded theocracy. Jo was untouchable. Links: Nauvoo Charter Robert Flanders’ Nauvoo Tanner Barker’s blog Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Sun, 27 August 2017
On this episode, we do something we’ve never done before; cover a news story as it’s breaking. Hurricane Harvey has already wreaked billions of dollars in devastation on Texas and one concerned parent wants to reach his missionary son. Unfortunately, the rule book doesn’t allow for this so the Mission President cut off all attempts of John O’Conner to reach his missionary son. This story is currently developing and we’ll bring updates as we learn more.
Links: Letter Exchange leak Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 24 August 2017
On this episode, we bid farewell to some prominent members of the Mormon church as so many were perishing due to famine and resulting sickness. Joseph Smith Sr., Big Daddy Cheese as we know him, imparts blessings on his wife and children as the darkness begins to close in. After that, we catch up with Bloody Brigham and the quorum of the Twelve on their incredibly successful mission to England, where Brigham was getting a feel for what it was like to run his own religion. Later we’ll bring on Ryan McKnight for a Mormon Leaks Minute about church leaks featuring Denver Snuffer and a huge document of sex abuse allegations raised against the church. It’s not a happy episode today… Links: Times and Seasons Vol 1 Mormon Leaks: RadioWest Denver Snuffer by Doug Fabrizio Snuffer leaks Instances of Child Sexual Abuse by Member of LDS church Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 17 August 2017
On this episode, Jo goes on a smear campaign against the POTUS, Martin Van Buren. Jo claims his dog is more fit to run the country than Van Buren, likely giving him the confidence and social clout to run for President in the 1844 election. After that, Jo introduces baptisms for the dead and the waters of the Mississippi in Commerce were continually troubled by people getting dunked for loved ones. We wrap up the historical portion with discussing just how much John C. Bennett influenced Jo throughout his short time with the Saints. After that we bring on an old friend, Kaitlyn McKenna, to see how she’s been doing for the past two years since we last spoke after she was kicked out of her parent’s house and was forced to start a gofundme campaign for basic living essentials. Links: Odd Atheist Friends Podcast Kaitlyn McKenna Contact info Follow along on the My Book of Mormon Patreon Feed Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 10 August 2017
This is the audio for the Sunstone presentation titled Revelation Through Hallucination, presented by Bryce Blankenagel and Cody Noconi. Please see https://youtu.be/t9OCSkqec5A for the video.
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Thu, 10 August 2017
On this episode, we jump into early spring of 1840 with Elias Higbee in Washington D.C. still advocating on behalf of the Mormons. Jo gets back to Nauvoo after having abandoned the Mormons during a very harsh winter to speak with the U.S. government to get some kind of recourse for the Saints’ suffering in Missouri. Rigdon is laid up with sickness and won’t respond to letters while in his fragile state. Jo holds a general conference to handle the issues in Nauvoo which had cropped up in his absence and we’re finally introduced to one of the most infamous characters in all of Mormon history as he finally makes his way into our historical timeline. After that, I’ll be speaking with Mark Naugle so he can tell us a little of his story and the social impact of people officially leaving the church in droves. Check out the Sunstone presentation video! Links: Smith-Entheogen Sunstone Presentation BoM editions John Cook Bennett (Brokeit) Mark Naugle and QuitMormon Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Sun, 6 August 2017
On this week’s episode, we cover the first 3 months of 1840 when Jo met with the United States Congressional committee to petition them for redress for what the Saints had suffered in Missouri. The meeting met every day over a week’s time and increasingly became more skeptical with each day of discussion with Jo. Finally, a resident of Missouri makes it to the meeting to give his side of the conflict and the committee resolves that Missouri should handle Missouri’s problems. After that we have a bit of a longer Mormon Leaks Minute segment with correspondent, Ryan McKnight, to discuss a treasure trove of 37 leaked documents from Bruce McConkie’s unpublished personal writings. Patrons get an extra segment discussing McConkie’s hatred of evolution. Links: Mormon Leaks Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 3 August 2017
On this episode, we wrap up the 2017 SLC Sunstone Symposium. We begin with some musings on how everything went as well as a quick look at the great and spacious building across the street from Temple Square in downtown SLC. Then we bring on Marie Kent, host of My Book of Mormon podcast, to discuss her thoughts on Sunstone and the Smith-entheogen presentation by yours truly and Cody Noconi of Psilly Rabbits Podcast. Regular episode will be out in a few days. Links: Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Wed, 26 July 2017
On this episode, we continue our conversation with Cody Noconi from the Psilly Rabbits podcast about the Smith-entheogen theory. We cover the second half of the paper to be presented at Sunstone Symposium which deconstructs entheogen use through Joseph Smith’s early years and into Mormonism. The amount Smith had practiced honing dose, set, and setting finally pays off during the Kirtland Temple dedication ceremony. Public entheogen use seems to drop off sharply after this ceremony, being forced underground for many understandable reasons. We conclude with discussing possible weak points in the theory, as well as limitations, and finish with our overarching conclusion for the entire paper. We hope to see some of you at Sunstone on Saturday 29 July 2017 for the presentation, or for the live My Book of Mormon show at Squatter’s pub that same evening! If you can’t make it to either of those, consider coming to church with Marie and I at the Joseph Smith Memorial building on Sunday to stand in solidarity supporting those hurt by the bigotry forwarded by the Mormon church. Links: Psilly Rabbits Podcast Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 21 July 2017
On this episode, we suspend the historical timeline to analyze the Smith-Entheogen theory along with host of Psilly Rabbits Podcast, Cody Noconi. Before that, we talk to Dan Wees of the Book of Mormon Comparative to get an update on his project. Then we move into reading part 1 of the Sunstone paper titled Revelation Through Hallucination, a discourse on the Smith-entheogen theory. We end with the final installment of the Patreon Pledge drive, issuing a call to arms for those listeners located in Utah. Don’t miss Sunstone and the live My Book of Mormon show in SLC at Squatter’s pub on July 29th, 2017! Links: Smith-Entheogen theory Good Friday Experiment “Miracle at Marsh Chapel” MAPS Follow-up to Good Friday Experiment Erowid Plant and Root Database Plants of the Gods GET YOUR TICKETS FOR SUNSTONE SYMPOSIUM!!! Come to church with Marie Kent and I at the JS Memorial Building! Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 14 July 2017
On this week’s episode, we jump right into the latter part of 1839 with the quorum of the Twelve petitioning Jo to release the copyright on the Book of Mormon to begin printing the 1840 edition. The Times and Season church periodical begins circulating, and Jo finally departs for Washington D.C. to speak with the POTUS about helping the Mormon refugees out of their dire straits. The meeting doesn’t go as planned, but Jo and Rigdon weren’t done asking the government for relief and are stuck in D.C. for another month and a half waiting for Congress to come back from winter recess. We finish up the episode with airing a conversation I had with Molly UnMormon on Doubting Dogma Podcast, discussing the Martin and Willie handcart companies and other fun church stuff. Please consider supporting the podcast during our Patreon Pledge drive to get in on all the extra content! Patreon.com/nakedmormonism. Links: Doubting Dogma Podcast Inciting Incident Podcast Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 7 July 2017
On this episode, we cover July to November of 1839. We start with a discussion about how scarce documentation is for this blackout period of Mormon history and what that means for historiographies which cover this time period. After that, Jo tells us how we can tell if a spirit is from God or the devil, which hearkens back to his magic roots. After that we take an extract from Bloody Brigham Young’s manuscript history to follow the travel of the Twelve as they made their way closer to boarding a ship for England. After the history, we debut an exciting new segment to leak off the church and then we get into some of the church’s new face of homophobia and discuss just how new their stance on the LGBTQ community really is…. Spoiler alert, the church is still led by a bunch of red-scare bigoted octogenarians who are on the wrong side of history. Links: Autobiography of Benjamin F. Johnson Lance Owens Joseph Smith and the Kabbalah Rosicrucianism in America Ephrata Cloister and the Whitmers Hermeticism Manuscript history of Brigham Young Savannah’s testimony Mormon and Gay Face 2 Face with Jeffrey R. Holland Ryan McKnight and Mormon Leaks Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 29 June 2017
On this week’s episode, we cover June and early July 1839. Jo was signing land purchase agreements faster than he could tour the landscape to see if the sale was a good deal or not. He names a new town to be built under the banner of Zarahemla and continues to visit a bunch of Mormons to set straight the record of how the BoM came to be. The quorum of the Twelve prepare for their journey to England by listening to a lecture from Jo about some finer points of Mormon doctrine and we compare them to the doctrine before and after this newest evolution. Finally, we wrap up the episode with a teaser for how to talk to missionaries or TBM loved ones about church history and BoM archaeology. Links: NYTimes A Neuroscientific Look at Speaking in Tongues Calling and Election Sure by Roy Doxey Mormon Stories Tom Phillips’ Second Anointing Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 23 June 2017
On this week’s episode, we jump into all the work and frustration associated with building a city from a scratchy, bitey, black-water swampland. Sickness, exposure, and simple lack of resources find Jo and friends in desperate need of brokering whatever deal necessary to establish a new home for the thousands of homeless Mormon refugees. We get our newest introduction to the NaMo nickname family and Jo begins dictating his own revised history to be published in the Times and Seasons in response to the recent uprising of the Spalding theory. Later on, we’ll be talking dangerous American history with Prof CJ of the Dangerous History Podcast. Links: Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt Biographical Sketches of Stephen Markham ProfCJ Dangerous History Podcast Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Wed, 14 June 2017
On this episode, we’ll be talking about the PR nightmare that was the Spalding theory as it embodied a new resurgence in the public eye. Spalding’s wife, Matilda Davison, and Hingepin Sidney Rigdon went at it in a public letter exchange where she laid out the theory claiming the Book of Mormon came from her late husband’s fiction and Rigdon responds with ad hominem attacks and blatant lies. After that we follow up on the conversation with Charone Frankel from last week’s episode. Links: B.H. Roberts The Book of Mormon pt 3 Susan Black on Nauvoo population Full text of “Manuscript Story—Conneaut Creek Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 1 June 2017
On this episode, we shift focus from Quincy to Liberty Jail and back as we follow Bloody Brigham Young stepping into the vacuum of leadership, making a power play in Jo’s absence. Jo agrees to buy the land deal proposed by Isaac Galland sight unseen after he screeds to him about Mormon doctrine. Then Jo and friends are charged again in a Grand Jury with everything they’d already been charged, then proceed to escape during a transfer to Boone County. Everybody plays their part in the building up of Zion in their clean slate state, Illinois.
Links: Please take a quick 30-second survey to help out the show!!! Letter to Isaac Galland Letter to Judge George Thompkins Letter to Emma Smith AOA Beyond the Trailer Park podcast Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 26 May 2017
On this episode, we air an interview conducted at Boston University’s theological department during the Mormon history tour. We get to hear from Professor Emeritus Carl A.P. Ruck of classical history. Ruck has been publishing in the field for 3 decades and sits as one of the foremost historians who has extensively researched certain religious rituals and their use of entheogens. He gives his opinion on whether it’s feasible for Joseph Smith to have used them in the early days of Mormonism. After the conversation, we dive into a discussion about what attendees can expect during this year’s Sunstone Symposium presentation on July 29th, “Revelation Through Hallucination”. Marie Kent, host of My Book of Mormon podcast, will be in SLC for Sunstone as well; we’ll be doing a live show from Squatter’s pub. Check both Facebook pages for more info! Links: Carl A.P. Ruck Boston University Some of Ruck’s presentations Psilly Rabbits Podcast Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 18 May 2017
On this episode, we view the Mormon exodus from Missouri to Illinois through the eyes of those locked up in Liberty Jail. Jo and Hyrum try to run the church from their dungeon, while Rigdon is trying to reestablish the Mormon kingdom which was lost. Jo has letter correspondence with his wife and Presendia Huntington Buell at the same time. We finish, as usual, with random musings about Hingepin Rigdon and his belief in a God that would dare to cause him such personal suffering.
Links: LDS article on Liberty Jail Letter to the Chuch in Caldwell County 16 Dec 1838 Letter to Brigham Young and Heber Kimball 16 Jan 1839 Memorial to Missouri Legislature 24 Jan 1839 Letter from Edward (Party-boy) Partridge 5 March 1839 Letter from Don Carlos and William Smith 6 March 1839 Letter from Emma Smith 7 March 1839 Letter to Emma Smith 21 March 1839 Letter to Presendia Huntington Buell 15 March 1839 Isaac Galland—Mormon Benefactor Journal of Discourses 23:12 John Taylor on Sidney Rigdon Pulpit Podcast – Naked Mormonism and Gilgal Gardens
Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 4 May 2017
On this episode, we discuss just how terrible the winter of 1838-1839 was for the Mormons, especially for the incarcerated leadership. The Saints were forcefully removed from Missouri and landed in temporary refugee camps along the Mississippi, settling a little town called Quincy, IL. Jo, Hyrum, Rigdon, McRae, Baldwin, and Wight are all wasting away in Liberty Jail until Doniphan gets cert for an habeus corpus hearing. Rigdon pulls out the ol’ preacher moves and sways the congregation to release him; even in his fractured mental state, he’s still got it. We end the episode with a brief wrap up of the Mormon history tour as well as ReasonCon. Links: LDS History article “Within the Walls of Liberty Jail” Patience Delila Pierce Palmer personal history Jeffrey Holland – Lessons from Liberty Jail Chris Nemelka (Marvelous Work and a Wonder) Shawn McCraney (Heart of the Matter) Show links:
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Tue, 18 April 2017
Most of the past week and a half has been driving, but I've been in Northern Utah for 4 days now and had to post up another log recounting everything so far. Utah is full of such cool Mormon history and many museums related to the entire pioneer era. Another small addition, Christopher Nemelka is an interesting guy to have a conversation with. He was nice enough to set up an interview at his studio on his Marvelous Work and Wonder monthly video broadcast. It's posted up on the Naked Mormonism Facebook page, all 2.5 hours of it, try to watch without spontaneous aneurysm...
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Sat, 8 April 2017
Most of today was driving, however the morning was spent in Palmyra and Fayette at the Smith farm, Sacred Grove, and Whitmer farm. The church has put out some really slick videos trying to explain the history, but somehow they still obfuscate the reality. Now on to a fun evening with friend of the show Jonathan Tindell of Secular Stories podcast!
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Sat, 8 April 2017
Most of today was driving, however the morning was spent in Palmyra and Fayette at the Smith farm, Sacred Grove, and Whitmer farm. The church has put out some really slick videos trying to explain the history, but somehow they still obfuscate the reality. Now on to a fun evening with friend of the show Jonathan Tindell of Secular Stories podcast!
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Sat, 8 April 2017
Most of today was spent looking through microfilms of Luman Walter's probate file. He must have been somewhat wealthy because the surrogates who handled his possessions afterwards did a fantastic job of cataloging all of his personal inventory. The rest of the day was spent at the Hill Cumorah visitor center talking with a delightful elder missionary.
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Sat, 8 April 2017
Isaac Hale didn't like Jo when him and Emma began courting. Luckily for Jo, Hale's heart softened and allowed Jo to move in to the farm once "persecution" in New York became too much to bear. We cover two days in this travel log because the majority of them were spent driving. The rest of the log includes my musing on an interview I conducted with a professor at Boston University about Joseph Smith's possible entheogen use.
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Sun, 2 April 2017
Kirtland Day 3 landed me at the Sidney Rigdon church in Mentor, Ohio; finishing the day with a conversation with Seth Bryant and Tom Kimball of the Church of Christ. Not quite as eventful as the last few days, but still very productive.
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Sun, 2 April 2017
Kirtland Day 2 involved touring the CoC owned Kirtland Temple as well as the Isaac Morley farm. The day ended with my recounting of a deep Mormon history discussion with Karl Anderson, known locally as Mr. Kirtland. He didn't like the entheogen theory, but the exchange was incredibly respectful and I'm happy to call him a friend.
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Sat, 1 April 2017
It's a good thing this tour is spending 3 full days in Kirtland! I began with a tour of historic Kirtland at the Whitney store and home, ending at the sawmill and ashery. After that it was on to the temple to make an appointment for the basement to belfry tour. Then on to Hiram, OH wherein lies the John and Elsa Johnson farm. The rainy day made it so nobody else was on these tours so I took full opportunity to engage with all the missionaries and hear a number of touching personal stories.
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Thu, 30 March 2017
Missouri is jam-packed full of really cool Mormon historic sites. It's also home to a number of break-off factions which differ in some small ways from the Brighamite sect in SLC. There are some profound differences between the visitor centers of the Community of Christ, the Temple Lot (Hedrickites), and the Brighamite LDS centers; some discuss Mormon history a little more openly than others.
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Mon, 27 March 2017
Mostly a driving day, but I had to stop at Carthage Jail on the way to Missouri. Nothing in the world fires me up like revisionist history and Carthage Jail reeks of it. Luckily, if you know the right questions to ask, the missionaries there have to answer truthfully, despite the believing Mormons sighing in the background at the pursuit for truth.
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Mon, 27 March 2017
Nauvoo is jam-packed with really cool Mormon history. It was simply a mistake to think I could see everything pertinent in one day.
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Sat, 25 March 2017
No Mormon history hotspots in South Dakota or Minnesota, but I did see the surprisingly underwhelming Mt. Rushmore and my inner Gearhead took complete control before passing a car museum.
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Sat, 25 March 2017
Martin's Cove was something that cropped up on my radar mere days before passing it by. The Martin handcart company was forced to camp for 5 days in a small horseshoe cove that offered a brief respite from the brutal southern Wyoming blizzards which would forced them to wait out the storm. The missionaries called it hallowed ground, I call it a gigantic fuck up that cost a lot of people everything they had, including their lives.
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Sat, 25 March 2017
St. George Utah is home to many Mormon history sites including the first temple completed and dedicated under Brigham Young's rule, BY's winter home, and the home of Jacob Hamblin.
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Fri, 17 March 2017
On this episode, we finally reach the November court of inquiry following the Mormon-Missouri war of 1838. Typically, court hearings are held to pass fair judgement, but the Mormons find no justice or peace. The episode begins with an exciting announcement about a cross-country Mormon history pilgrimage. Updates found on this episode and you can follow along on the show’s Patreon feed. Links: Missouri State Archives Mormon war papers 1838-1841 Reed Peck Manuscript Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 10 March 2017
On this episode, we attempt to get to the bottom of all these Mormon document leaks as of late. We have a discussion with Ryan McKnight, /u/FearlessFixxer and founder of MormonLeaks, covering some of the recent leaks released by the leak project. We conclude our discussion with whether or not we can trust sources leaked anonymously from a source that claims to “have a vetting process”. Ryan stands by every document released; it may be best to skepticize them for the time being. Links: Mormon Leaks Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 2 March 2017
On this episode, shock and awe is an effective strategy. In the wake of the Haun’s Mill massacre, the Jo and the Mormon leadership are given a final ultimatum, surrender or the twin cities (Far West & Adam-ondi-Ahman) fall and the Mormons fall with them. General Lucas of the Missouri militia dictates four stipulations of surrender as the Mormons are outnumbered 5 to 1 and surrounded. Mormon Colonel George Hinkle negotiates an extension for the night but Jo and the leaders are taken as hostage to force compliance to surrender. The twin sanctuary cities are violated and the national media explodes with rumors and fake news.
Links: Parley P. Pratt (P-cubed) autobiography Reed Peck Manuscript http://www.mormoninformation.com/reedpeck.htm Local Missouri newspapers http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/MO/Miss1838.htm#110338 General Sampson Avard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampson_Avard Thomas B. Marsh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_B._Marsh#cite_note-Doc57-6 Danites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danite 1838 Mormon War in Missouri Stephen LeSueur https://www.amazon.com/1838-Mormon-War-Missouri/dp/0826207294 The Rise of Mormonism: 1816-1844 H. Michael Marquardt
Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 16 February 2017
On this episode, we finally dive into something highly anticipated for years, the Haun’s Mill Massacre. The title says it all; we discuss very adult concepts with graphic detail (listener discretion advised). We read 5 first-hand accounts of the massacre and bring it all together with Stephen LeSueur’s reconstruction of events. We finish out with a list of factors that lead to this fateful day in American history.
Links: Amanda Barnes Smith Lyman Omer Littlefield Autobiography James McBride 1876 microform Ellis Eames Mrs. Lucy Walker (Smith) Kimball: Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Thu, 9 February 2017
On this episode, we invite Christopher Smith on for a follow-up of our last conversation. In order to be historically accurate, it’s important to take every possible opportunity to learn from historians and scholars. We discuss the proper terminology to use when analyzing Mormon colonization of Utah by getting into the nitty gritty of what constitutes battle and conquest as opposed to genocide. In retrospect, genocide does seem like an overly- sensationalized description of these fairly standard settler vs. Native conflicts throughout frontier America.
Links: Captain Fearnought’s white wool mountain-man coat Chris Smith South Park video Chris Smith with Dan Vogel on ThoughtsOnThingsAndStuff Worlds Without End blog
Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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Fri, 3 February 2017
On this episode, we cover a lot of ground but only advance our timeline a total of 4 days. Mormon depredations throughout Daviess County are answered by vigilante militia depredations against Mormons. The anti-Mormons are routing the Mormons to concentrate their population in the twin sanctuary cities, Diahman and Far West in preparation of a mass siege to put down the Mormon fanatics once and for all. Captain Samuel Bogart’s troops take two Mormon spies prisoner and Captain Fearnought assaults their camp on Crooked River with the Danites. Once Governor Lilburn Boggs catches word of the Danite aggression, he answers with a 4,000-man militia armed with an Executive Order to exterminate the Mormons. We bring on Andrew Torrez of Opening Arguments podcast to shed some expert light on the situation.
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Links: Colonel Cornelius Neil Gilliam Captain Samuel Bogart General John Bullock Clark General Atchison to Boggs 22-10-1838 Recollections by Peter H. Burnett Ebenezer Robinson Autobiography
Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com
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