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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 41 – Gloria in Ecclesia. Fili Raptus in Nominee Deorum. Nov 04, 2016

Show notes

On this episode, our scope lands from mid-January to mid-March, focusing on three separate but equal locations. Kirtland, Ohio was the center of dissent and violent mob action against Jo and his loyalists. Along with a few other families, Jo and Rigdon were forced to flee Kirtland, leaving the main church building on fire in their wake and arriving in Far West, Missouri as a temporary safe haven. Things weren't well in Far West either. The trusted church leaders held a tribunal and excommunicated or put on hold the Whitmers, Oliver Cowdery, and W. W. Phelps until Jo and Rigdon get into town. The saints are faced with some hard decisions in the coming year. Do they stay in Kirtland and follow a breakoff faction; or follow the one true prophet, Joseph Smith, to Missouri, where saints are frequently shot or chased from their homes? We wrap up the discussion with a topical subject currently rising in relevancy out of Nevada. The Church of the Devil may share a bit more in common with Mormonism than we initially perceived…

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Links:

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

Autobiography of Benjamin F. Johnson http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/BFJohnson.html

Joseph Smith Papers Kirtland Schoolhouse http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/place/schoolhouse-kirtland-township-ohio

CC – Norma Nov 01, 2016

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On this episode, all barriers between personal and podcast are thrown away as I share random musings upon my recently deceased Grandmother and the true meaning of "Family". Norma's Obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?pid=182061749

Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Outro music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366)

Ep 40 – Second Mass Exodus plus Marie from My BoM! Oct 14, 2016

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On this episode, we pick up the historical timeline to finish out 1837 and glimpse into 1838. Dissent and defection have never attained levels elevated beyond what we're seeing in the timeline now. The Parrishites, Brewsterites, the Church of Christ under Coe/Smalling/Harris, and a small number of other breakoff factions hit the open religious market in response to public dissatisfaction with Jo and his church. Jo, Rigdon and friends make their way from Kirtland to Missouri and back, only to be permanently chased out of Kirtland and relocate to Missouri during the harsh winter months. This episode is a two-parter and includes an interview with Marie Kent, host of the My Book of Mormon Podcast, talking about our show and the D&C in general, all while giving us a glimpse into her life and study of Mormonism.

Kickstarter Campaign!!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2097402374/real-book-of-mormon-research-hub Video Version of Kickstarter Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YciTECX5ds

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Links:

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

Joel's D&C comparison http://www.joelakuhn.com/dc-compare/

My Book of Mormon podcast https://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/

Ep 39 – Joseph Smith's Assassination Order Sep 30, 2016

Show notes

On this episode, our historical timeline awaits and there is a lot to cover. We spend the majority of the episode talking about a court trial where Jo was being tried for conspiracy of assassination. A man named Grandison Newell, a vicious anti-Mormon, filed a complaint that Jo commanded two men to kill Newell in his home, a command issued by the will of God. Once a religious leader orders a homicide, that religious leader steps into the same realm as any two-bit mob boss, I'll let you decide if Jo took that step or not. The rest of the episode is spent on Warren Parrish and the various church leaders that were apostatizing in Kirtland, Missouri, and really anywhere there was a Mormonite church.

Kickstarter Campaign!!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2097402374/real-book-of-mormon-research-hub Video Version of last week's Podcast Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YciTECX5ds

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Links:

Autobiography of P. P. Pratt http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/PPPratt.html

Grandison Newell – Sidney Rigdon open letter exchange http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/oh/paintel5.htm#051937

Eliza R. Snow about the apostates https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Biography_and_family_record_of_Lorenzo_Snow/Chapter_IV

CC - Mark Hofmann pt. 3 Sep 16, 2016

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On this episode, we finally reach the conclusion of our 3-part deconstruction of Mark Hofmann. From young missionary to old man in prison, this has been one wild ride with Mark from his birth in 1954, through his days forging documents throughout his 20's and finally ending at his plea bargain at the age of 32. This episode even features a surprise interview from an unexpected guest with a funny voice. Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Outro music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366) Links Deseret News Canyon Home article https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=19851120&printsec=frontpage&hl=en George Throckmorton and William Flyn http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/trackingch6b.htm#SALAMANDERLETTER Roderick McNeil ink dating study http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ba-1984-0205.ch013 Deseret News Cowdery History article https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=19861016&printsec=frontpage&hl=en UTLM State of New York v. Joseph Smith http://www.utlm.org/newsletters/no68.htm Mark Hofmann timeline http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1571.xml

Ep 38 – Nigh Pandemonium of 1837 Sep 09, 2016

Show notes

On this episode, we begin with the Panic of 1837 and how it affected Mormon history. The world economy was in the early stages of a deep depression that lasted for more than half a decade. Monetary strains really begin to take their toll on everybody with money from the Kirtland Safety Society company as rapid inflation drives up their total portfolio to nearly $4 million. The real infighting begins as conflicting complaints are filed, and P-cubed (Parley P. Pratt) preaches a sermon about the decline of the church and lies coming from the leadership. D-Day David Whitmer, John Goebbels Whitmer, along with Ollie Cowdung (Oliver Cowdery) and Not-So-Smarty-Martin Harris are all considered to be in transgression and need to be straightened out. Never has dissent and blasphemy run so rampant through the quiet streets of Kirtland, Ohio. We finish up with a detail I didn't originally perceive concerning the 1836 treasure digging trip to Salem, Massachusetts as well as some speculation on the human behind the historical Joseph Smith.

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Outro music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/

Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/

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Links

Wilford Woodruff Journal http://www.ristow.us/foswiki/pub/Genealogy/WilfordWoodruffsJournalKrautsPioneerPress/Woodruff_Wilfords_Journal_-_Krauts_Pioneer_Press.pdf

John Corrill's Brief History of the Church http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/john-corrill-brief-history-manuscript-circa-1838-1839#!/paperSummary/john-corrill-brief-history-manuscript-circa-1838-1839&p=53

Bloody Brigham Young Autobiograhpy http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/MSHBY.html

CC – Mark Hofmann pt 2 Aug 19, 2016

Show notes

On this episode, we dive right back into a "clean cut" examination of the infamous Mark Hofmann. We cover from the end of 1983 up to the bombings in October of 1985. Even with nearly 3 hours of audio, there's a lot being left out. Hopefully we'll be able to wrap things up next week, but no promises…

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Links:

Tracking the White Salamander http://utlm.org/onlinebooks/trackingch1.htm

The Caravan Moves On Bruce R. McConkie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQSCcA6AqQM&list=PLClOO0BdaFaOJJL93gB1zgWYKhN7Q74JP&index=35

Dean Jessee's New Documents and Mormon Beginnings https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/BYUStudies/article/viewFile/5446/5096

Oath of a Freeman article http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/the-oath-of-a-freeman/

Time "Challenging Mormonism's Roots http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,956313,00.html

Extract from The Mormon Murders by Naifeh, Smith https://books.google.com/books?id=iNCxCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA265&lpg=PA265&dq=kenneth+rendell+and+steven+christensen+meeting&source=bl&ots=KDsEBdH6wT&sig=Fsdaq6-VU8kulpRlJrypdkYO99g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWju3h4MbOAhVOwWMKHYziAO0Q6AEIOzAF#v=onepage&q=kenneth%20rendell%20and%20steven%20christensen%20meeting&f=false

Bombing articles: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=9fRKRCJz75UC&dat=19851016&printsec=frontpage&hl=en http://articles.latimes.com/1985-10-16/news/mn-15057_1_steve-christensen https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=19851016&printsec=frontpage&hl=en http://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/17/us/mormon-reseacher-injured-in-3d-utah-bombing.html https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=bxbQgRQgr4sC&dat=19851016&printsec=frontpage&hl=en https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=19851017&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Hofmann audio tape Sunstone presentation https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/mark-hofmann-25-years-later/

CC - Mark Hofmann pt 1 Aug 11, 2016

Show notes

On this episode, we take a break from the historical timeline to examine a person that has been shrouded in mystery since making his way onto the Mormon historical scene in 1978; Mark Hofmann. He's a man responsible for manufacturing an unknowable number of forgeries and selling them to the Church and other private collectors. All of his actions eventually lead up to 3 bombs going off, killing two people and severely injuring Hofmann himself. This is part one and it gets us up to the Salamander Letter in 1984, a year and a half before bombs start going off. Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Outro music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366) Links:

Second Anointing http://www.utlm.org/images/tracking/trackingp3_templeritual.gif

Joseph Smith III Blessing http://www.mormoninformation.com/blessing.htm

Gordon B. Hinckley Conference Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeLRsGLJz7w&list=PLClOO0BdaFaMJgXD--epQ4wWIqN4rRifk&index=9

September 9, 1984 Deseret News "Church" section https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=glgnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7092%2C3139859

Dallin Oaks CES Symposium defending Salamander letter http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/trackingconfessions2.htm

Tracking the White Salamander with color coded source texts of Salamander Letter http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/trackingch1.htm#ULM'S INVESTIGATION

September 1, 1984 Deseret News article titled "Letter" https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=UwEomQ3UdWgC&dat=19840901&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

SpEdEp 27 – Sunstone Symposium Mormon Nerd Convention Aug 05, 2016

Show notes

On this episode, I tell everybody just how at home I felt at the Sunstone Symposium. Sunstone is a convention for Mormons and non-Mormons to gather together and talk about the hard issues, with presentations by authors, historians, podcasters, and directors of various foundations; some believers, others non-believers. I had the opportunity to totally geek out and interview some authors, historians, and podcasters that I revere and frequently cite as sources for my research. The audio quality isn't great, but the content is superb. You'll hear audio clips from Grant Palmer, D. Michael Quinn, H. Michael Marquardt, John Hammond, Lindsay Park, and John Dehlin. For links to their works check the bottom of the show notes.

Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Outro music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366)

Interviewee links:

Grant Palmer –

Insider's View of Mormon Origins https://www.amazon.com/Insiders-View-Mormon-Origins/dp/1560851570

"My Ah-Ha Moments While Researching Mormon History"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Michael Quinn –

Wiki page with all his books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Michael_Quinn

Michael Marquardt –

The Rise of Mormonism 1816-1844 https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Mormonism-1816-1844-Michael-Marquardt/dp/1597814709

Mormon Central https://user.xmission.com/~research/central/

Tyler Glenn Trash – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNqnLdX4TM8

John Hammond –

Island Adventures http://signaturebooks.com/island-adventures-hammond/

Infants on Thrones – http://infantsonthrones.com/

Lindsay Hansen Park –

Year of Polygamy http://www.yearofpolygamy.com/

Color of Heaven http://feministmormonhousewivespodcast.org/category/color-of-heaven-podcast/

John Dehlin –

Mormon Stories Podcast http://www.mormonstories.org/

Open Stories Foundation http://openstoriesfoundation.org/

Sunstone Symposium webpage https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/

The Pulpit Podcast with Joey and Andrew http://pulpit.libsyn.com/

Mama Dragons http://mamadragons.org/

Mark with Lost Mormonism http://www.lostmormonism.com/category/magic/

Jeremy Runnells CES Letter http://cesletter.com/

Rainbow Radio Presents with Dan https://www.facebook.com/events/531518513700585/

Konw the Trut Ministries Podcast https://www.facebook.com/Konw-The-Trut-813666238693097/?fref=ts

Ep 37 – Joseph Smith Evades a Coup Jul 29, 2016

Show notes

On this episode, we'll start out with the Safety Society Company absorbing Oliver Cowdery & Co. printing press, expressing just how much power it really had. After that we'll discuss 1830's politics of the Whigs versus the Democrats and what that meant for the Mormons in Ohio and Missouri. Then to wrap the show up, we'll spend the last half discussing dissent in the church and just how fractioned everything was getting by mid-1837, we may have even found the first possible coup attempt against Joe, but who really knows for sure. Show Links:

Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Outro music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366) Links:

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

Politics in Kirtland http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Kirtland,_Ohio

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