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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 learn about the founding members, where the practices came from, where the Book of Mormon (Mormon Bible) came from, and most importantly, we will examine Joseph Smith in every aspect possibly available to us today.

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Ep 107 – Emma Hale Elect Lady Jun 15, 2018

Show notes

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.

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Mormon Enigma by Newell and Avery https://www.amazon.com/Mormon-Enigma-Emma-Hale-Smith/dp/0252062914

Emma Hale Smith Bidamon biography http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/emma-hale-smith

Smith Family https://www.lds.org/ensign/2005/12/family-of-joseph-smith-sr-and-lucy-mack-smith-the-first-family-of-the-restoration?lang=eng

Lucy Mack Smith biography http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/lucy-mack-smith

Timeline of Joseph Smith http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/bc-jsp/content/jsp/library/pdf/chart1.pdf

Fanny Alger http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/plural-wives-overview/fanny-alger/

Lucinda Pendleton Morgan Harris http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/plural-wives-overview/lucinda-pendleton-harris/

Children of Emma and Joseph Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Joseph_Smith

God Awful Movies, Joseph Smith Prophet of the Restoration https://audioboom.com/posts/6884005-joseph-smith-prophet-of-the-restoration

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Ep 106 – Book of Abraham Logical pt 2 Jun 08, 2018

Show notes

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 https://www.lds.org/topics/translation-and-historicity-of-the-book-of-abraham?lang=eng

Book of Abraham and Kirtland Egyptian material http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/site/book-of-abraham-and-egyptian-material

Kirtland Egyptian language and grammar http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/grammar-and-alphabet-of-the-egyptian-language-circa-july-circa-november-1835/7

Original printing of Book of Abraham and Facsimile 1 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/book-of-abraham-and-facsimiles-1-march-16-may-1842/1

Book of Abraham MormonThink http://www.mormonthink.com/book-of-abraham-issues.htm#theegyptionpapyriwerenotall

Lucy Mack Smith Book of Abraham 'translation' method http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/intro/introduction-to-book-of-abraham-manuscripts

Roger Launius The Reorganized Church, the Decade of Decision, and the Abilene Paradox https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/issues/V31N01.pdf

Community of Christ FY2017 Budget http://www.cofchrist.org/common/cms/resources/Documents/FY17-Budget-ENGLISH.pdf

Community of Christ D&C 163 https://www.cofchrist.org/doctrine-and-covenants-section-163

Current LDS Membership Statistics http://www.cumorah.com/index.php?target=church_growth_articles

Current LDS Income Statistics http://www.churchistrue.com/blog/lds-membership-statistics-report-2017/

LDS Self-reported Membership Statistics https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/topic/church-growth

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Ep 105 – Book of Abraham Logical pt1 Jun 01, 2018

Show notes

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 https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/historicity-and-latter-day-saint-scriptures/3-historical-plausibility-historicity-book

MormonThink Book of Abraham essay http://www.mormonthink.com/book-of-abraham-issues.htm#ref2

Stephen E. Thompson essay on BoA http://mit.irr.org/lds-egyptologist-doubts-joseph-smith-translated-book-of-abraham-egyptian-scroll

Egyptology and the Book of Abraham Stephen E. Thompson https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V28N01_155.pdf

Joseph Smith Papers Egyptian materials http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/site/book-of-abraham-and-egyptian-material

Translating the BoA in Joseph Smith Journal 1842 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1841-december-1842/19

Translating Egyptian into grammar and alphabet in Joseph Smith journal http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-1835-1836/4

Egyptian grammar http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/grammar-and-alphabet-of-the-egyptian-language-circa-july-circa-november-1835/7

Kerry Muhlstein Book of Abraham Challenges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMVX-Km_G6Y&list=PLNt4VOT9Z1fZNcekTzaV0Wbjx6kQTPlr4

Show Links:

Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook 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 Counsel http://patorrez.com/

Ep 104 – Book of Abraham Spiritual plus Lesley Butterfield May 25, 2018

Show notes

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 https://www.lds.org/manual/the-pearl-of-great-price-student-manual/the-book-of-abraham?lang=eng

Book of Abraham and Facsimiles http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/book-of-abraham-and-facsimiles-1-march-16-may-1842/11

Egyptian Human Sacrifice http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/humansac.htm

Dynastic timeline of Egypt http://www.touregypt.net/hdyn1.htm

Mark of Cain https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/366381-what-is-the-mark-of-cain-in-the-book-of-mormon

Book of Moses http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/old-testament-revision-1/2#full-transcript

Bible Chronology of Abraham http://biblehub.com/timeline/

Kolob as Sirius https://bycommonconsent.com/2006/11/18/kolob-as-sirius/

Improvement Era 1913 Kolob as Sirius https://archive.org/stream/improvementera1605unse/improvementera1605unse_djvu.txt

'Kolob' as 'Man-whore' "Ain't Nothing but a Hound Dog" http://www.academia.edu/1167730/Aint_Nothing_But_a_Hound_Dog_The_meaning_of_the_noun_klb_in_Northwest_Semitic_Languages_in_light_of_BT_Rosh_Hashannah_4a

The Vanity of Arts and Sciences by Agrippa https://archive.org/details/vanityartsandsc00unkngoog

Astronomy and the Book of Abraham http://www.ldsgospeldoctrine.net/ddd/ddd-ot02.pdf

First and Second Estate doctrine http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Second_Estate

Lesley Butterfield and Unrighteous Dominion https://www.unrighteousdominion.org/

Show Links:

Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook 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 Counsel http://patorrez.com/

Ep 103 – Book of Abraham Physical Plus Jake Farr-Wharton May 18, 2018

Show notes

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 https://www.lds.org/topics/translation-and-historicity-of-the-book-of-abraham?lang=eng

Stephen E. Thompson Essay on Book of Abraham http://mit.irr.org/lds-egyptologist-doubts-joseph-smith-translated-book-of-abraham-egyptian-scroll

Egyptology and the Book of Abraham Stephen E. Thompson https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V28N01_155.pdf

Wilhelm Ritter von Wymetal Mormon Portraits http://olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1886WWyl.htm#pg205b

Book of Abraham MormonThink http://www.mormonthink.com/book-of-abraham-issues.htm#ref2

Joseph Smith's Scriptural Cosmology Brent Metcalfe and Dan Vogel http://signaturebookslibrary.org/the-word-of-god-12-2/

Show Links:

Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook 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 Counsel http://patorrez.com/

Ep 102 – Mother's Day, The Virtues of Our Legacy May 11, 2018

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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:

Michael Quinn Newel K. Whitney Family https://www.lds.org/ensign/1978/12/the-newel-k-whitney-family?lang=eng

Carol Cornwall Madsen Mormon Women and the Struggle for Definition https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V14N04_42.pdf

Elizabeth Ann Whitney http://www.ldswomenofgod.com/2008/07/28/elizabeth-ann-smith-whitney/

Timeline of Joseph and Emma Smith https://historyofmormonism.com/joseph-smith/timeline-joseph-smiths-life/

Annabelle & Aiden https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1269876999/annabelle-and-aiden-what-happens-when-we-die?ref=discovery&term=annabelle%20and%20aiden https://annabelleandaiden.com/press/

Show Links:

Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook 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 Counsel http://patorrez.com/

Ep 101 – For the Relief of Nauvoo Society plus Kate Kelly May 04, 2018

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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.

Links:

Relief Society minute book http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/nauvoo-relief-society-minute-book/1#ft-historical-intro

History of Relief Society http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Relief_Society

Joseph Smith Journal May 1842 http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1841-december-1842/25#source-note

Ordain Women into priesthood https://ordainwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/34WomenandPriesthoodQuotes.pdf

Masonic Adoption rite http://www.masonicdictionary.com/adoptive.html

Mormon Law of Adoption https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/law-adoption-one-phase-development-mormon-concept-salvation-1830-1900

Emmeline B. Wells A Voice for Mormon Women by Carol Cornwall Madsen https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1R_F9XDNepwuxB_KJUeuTmy895QDNqPtx

Women in Masonry http://www.masonicinfo.com/women.htm

History of Women's Freemasonry http://womenfreemasonusa.com/history.html

Order of the Eastern Star Robert Morris 1850 https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:411520/

Kate Kelly http://www.katekellyesq.com/

The Fern Foundation Short Creek Service Project

http://thefernfoundation.org/donate

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Ep 100 – Mormonism and Masonry Inextricably Tied Apr 27, 2018

Show notes

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 http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/regius.html

History of Freemasonry http://www.msana.com/historyfm.asp

MormonThink on Masonry and Mormonism http://www.mormonthink.com/temple.htm#masons

William Morgan affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morgan_(anti-Mason)#Aftermath:_the_anti-Masonic_movement

Free Masonry its Pretensions Exposed https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=FAsAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PR1

Dictionary of Symbolical Masonry Rev G. Oliver http://www.sacred-texts.com/mas/dun/dun09.htm

Founding Fathers in Masonry http://freemasoninformation.com/masonic-education/famous/united-states-masonic-founding-fathers/

Age of Enlightenment and Freemasonry http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/freemasonry_enlightenment.html

Masonic Presidents http://www.32nddegreemasons.org/what-is-the-scottish-rite/little-known-facts/

Scottish rite Order of High Priesthood http://www.travelingtemplar.com/2012/04/order-of-high-priesthood.html

Order of Melchisedek http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/love.html

Mormon Endowment and Masonic Ascendency comparison http://www.mormonismi.net/jamesdavid/masendow.htm

Mormonism and Freemasonry comparison http://www.salamandersociety.com/foyer/masons/

Occult and Masonic Influence in Early Mormonism http://mit.irr.org/occultic-and-masonic-influence-in-early-mormonism

Mason-Mormon ties: What's fact, what's fiction http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/faith/ci_3401255

Scott Gordon FairMormon Mormon Temples and Freemasonry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsbsG-kE2W0

Mormon Expression 144-145 http://redninjas.com/files/MormonExpression/

Other projects:

Protect LDS Children documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXcUQfuPaA&t=721s

Mormon Satan, Brother of Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yonzAxOLbBc

Show Links:

Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook 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 Counsel http://patorrez.com/

Ep 99 – I've Had Enough Trouble with This Thing Apr 20, 2018

Show notes

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" https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V19N03_141.pdf

Ebenezer Robinson Autobiography https://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/ERobinson.html

Manuscript History of Brigham Young https://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/MSHBY.html

"The Return" edited by Ebenezer Robinson http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/RigWrit/M&A/Return1.htm#06-8906a

Times and Seasons editorial roles https://publications.mi.byu.edu/publications/jbms/22/2/7RoperFieldsNepal_JS%20Times%20and%20Seasons%20and%20CA%20Ruins.pdf

History of the Church vol. 4 https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/volume-4-chapter-29

Children of Joseph Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Joseph_Smith

Church Membership Growth Rates https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/88mh0g/the_2017_statistical_report_is_online_now_here_is/

Record Low Baptism Rate https://mylifebygogogoff.com/2018/02/4-things-every-member-can-do-to-reverse-the-record-low-baptism-rates.html

LDS Growth Trend Case Studies http://cumorah.com/index.php?target=view_case_studies&story_id=481&cat_id=8

Kenya Temples https://ldschurchtemples.org/nairobi/

Nelson – 'Dowry is not the Lord's way' https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900016023/dowry-is-not-the-lords-way-in-kenya-lds-president-nelson-says-tithing-breaks-poverty-cycle.html

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Ep 98 – Standard Operating Protectionism Apr 13, 2018

Show notes

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 https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/volume-4-chapter-25

The Choice by Susan Easton Black http://www2.byui.edu/Presentations/transcripts/devotionals/2004_11_02_black.htm

Show Links:

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