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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, has been around for almost two centuries. It has ebbed and fluctuated in such a predictably adaptive manner throughout it's relatively short life in the religious realm. This Church has a very sordid past, which it does a very good job of teaching for itself, whether the history is slanted or not, is yours to decide. Join me on a journey through the history of the LDS Church through the eyes of the people that were actually there. We will lear ...
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Road to Carthage 10 - The New Reign
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On this episode, we examine the consequences of Joseph Smith’s death. Show notes of entire historical timeline: http://scripts.nakedmormonismpodcast.com/ Merch shop: https://groundgnomes.launchcart.store/joseph-smith-puppet-master-unisex-white-t-shirt/p/wdj205 Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https…
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Road to Carthage 9 - Carthage Jail Gunfight
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On this episode, we discuss the assassinations of Hiram and Joseph Smith in Carthage Jail. Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Show Artwork http://…
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Road to Carthage 8 - The Final Hour
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On this episode, we examine the events of June 27th, 1844 leading up to the assassinations of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage jail. Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http…
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On this episode, we examine the pride and arrogance of Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism. Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Show Artwork http://…
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On this episode, we examine fury as a motivating factor in early Mormonism. Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit…
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On this episode, we examine many facets of polygamy throughout early Mormon history. Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Show Artwork http://weirdm…
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On this episode, we examine envy as a driving force behind the formation of Mormonism. Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Show Artwork http://weir…
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On this episode, we examine debauchery and psychedelics in early Mormonism. Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit…
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On this episode, we examine early Mormonism formed as a cult for temporal gratification. Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Show Artwork http://we…
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On this episode, we examine money and power in early Mormonism. Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/Legal C…
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Ep 214 – Mormonism From Its Infancy
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On this episode, Jo and Hyrum are in Carthage Jail. We spend this week talking about the grand plans of Joseph Smith’s Mormon theocracy to roll forth throughout the world. We discuss what this Mormon revolution would look like, the contrived theological boundaries which justified it, and the deliberate steps taken to carry it out. From the Book of …
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Ep 213 – With Useful Studies Store Your Mind
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On this episode, we catch up with a bunch of figures in Nauvoo to see what they’ve been up to as events led to the prophet in Carthage Jail. We start off with discussing Eliza R. Snow, reading excerpts from her Nauvoo journal, conflicts with Emma and the Relief Society at large, who took over her role as scribe for the Relief Society, and tap into …
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Ep 212 – Emma Smith, Linda Newell, and Valeen Avery
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On this episode, Joseph and Hyrum Smith are locked up in Carthage Jail and they aren’t going anywhere. We take a little time to catch up with other prominent figures in Nauvoo history; this week begins with Emma Hale Smith. We discuss her role in the Relief Society, unwillingly policing polygamy rumors, running land speculation and deals while her …
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Ep 211 – “I Think You Are Perfectly Safe”
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On this episode, Joseph and Hyrum Smith wake up in Carthage jail to a bustling town filled with anti-Mormon militiamen, surrounded by their closest acolytes. Various meeting take place, Jo sends messengers to Nauvoo calling for documents and witnesses in the upcoming trial for treason. Governor Ford finally has a sit-down with the prophet and they …
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Ep 210 – First Night in Carthage Jail
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On this episode, Jo and company spend their first entire day in the city of Carthage, one of the twin cities of anti-Mormonism. Governor Ford does his best to keep the peace and does so by marching Jo and Hyrum down the line of the various militias in Carthage shaking hands and providing proper introductions as “Generals Smith”. The Carthage Greys …
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Ep 209 – “We Will Be Reconciled to Our Fate”
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On this episode, Joseph Smith crossed the Mississippi to go into hiding from Governor Ford’s arrest order. Emma and his friends blast him for cowardice and he agrees to finally surrender saying “[i]f my life is of no value to my friends, it is of none to myself.” Joseph and Hyrum decide to go “like lambs to the slaughter” expecting to be “butchered…
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Ep 208 – A Fateful Crossing of the Mississippi
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On this episode, tensions are REALLY high between the Mormons and anti-Mormons in Nauvoo and Carthage respectively. We begin with John Taylor telling us about his meeting with Governor Thomas Ford about the Mormon side of the conflict. Because Ford was surrounded by enemies of the church as Taylor was telling the story, with affidavits included, th…
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On this episode, Governor Thomas Ford is finally in town and he’s here to sort out the entire mess between the Mormons in Nauvoo and the anti-Mormons in Carthage. Meetings, letters, and affidavits are brought to Ford to inform him of the situation from both sides of the escalating conflict and he makes a judgement call: Joseph Smith, we’re going to…
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Ep 206 – I’d’ve Gone West and Raised A Mightier People
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On this episode, the chaos following the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor continues to escalate. Joseph Smith calls together a military parade as a show of force to any enemies in the city where he gives his final public speech as first Prophet of Mormonism. Jo’s cronies are active in collecting affidavits concerning the movements of the Illinoi…
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Ep 205 – An Inevitable Riot and a Sham Trial
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On this episode, Joseph Smith again heads to the courts charged with riot along with 17 other Mormon elites. Whether or not this Nauvoo Municipal Court hearing would carry any weight would forecast the actions of the Mormon leadership following it. None of the victims of the crime (destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor printing press) were allowed to…
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Ep 204 – Joseph H. Jackson and Nauvoo Bogus
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On this episode, we take the opportunity to examine an enigmatic figure of Nauvoo Mormon history, Joseph H. Jackson. He visited the settlement in late 1842 where he was branded a Missouri spy and a Danite attempted to assassinate him. From that point forward he vowed revenge on the man responsible for nearly taking his life, Joseph Smith. Jackson i…
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Ep 203 – Illinois-Mormon War of Extermination
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On this episode, we examine the immediate impact and fallout of the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor. The media throughout Illinois explodes at the overt act of Mormon tyranny and fascism. Joseph Smith is arrested by a constable from Carthage on a warrant issued by a judge from Carthage, but he dodges a hearing at the Carthage courthouse by hold…
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Ep 202 – Nauvoo Expositor: Destruction
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On this episode, the Nauvoo City Council spends all day 10 June 1844 deliberating about how to deal with the Nauvoo Expositor. The push through the council a new ordinance concerning libelous publications then spend the rest of the day discussing whether or not the Expositor should be declared a “public nuisance,” and therefore necessary to remove.…
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Audio from Q&A livestream on Apr 6, 2020. Happy quarantine, everybody!
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Ep 201 – Nauvoo Expositor: A Hat Full of Money
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On this episode, we examine the immediate aftermath of the Nauvoo Expositor being published. The Council of Fifty had some wonderfully grand plans for themselves and America. We spend a bit of time with the minutes to get a sense of what they had in mind. There were a lot of irons in the fire and many members of the Council of Fifty were all over t…
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