Naked Mormonism Podcast

On this episode, we start off with a discussion about the history of Mormon temples. This launches us into a discussion about the resources necessary to build such a structure, as well as how they paid for by the church. After that we discuss 6 pages in the History of the Church that sound balls to the walls crazy, I wonder what was in that anointing oil. This leads us into a question about a bigger Mormon history issue, is there a naturalistic explanation for the miraculous angel and dead prophet sightings of the Kirtland Temple dedication ceremony? The episode concludes with a discussion about Ollie and Joe’s friendship, as well as the overarching problem with Mormon Temples. Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Outro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/   Links:   The Spirit of God – Mormon Tabern

On this episode, we jump back into the historical timeline! We start off with the wiles of a Michael H. Chandler, and how he made $2400 off Joe's fascination with ancient artifacts, then, the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants are voted in as scripture by every member of the church. After that, Big Daddy Cheese is given a living stipend and fees for giving patriarchal blessings, and we talk about another first vision account, only this one is taken from Joe's own diary. To finish out the episode, we read a couple of autobiographical accounts covering the end of 1835, and leading into 1836, the second of which takes us into talking about the first real sex-scandal we have good evidence for, the one between 18 year-old Fanny Alger, and 30 year-old Joseph Smith. We don't run short on crazy for this episode, so strap in and enjoy! Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmorm

On this episode, we take a clean cut look at one largely controversial topic in Mormon history. Until 1978, no person having any black lineage could hold the priesthood, which denied them access to the highest kingdom of celestial heaven. Any black person that made it to heaven before the priesthood ban was lifted, was merely elevated to level of eternal servant (slave) of the white and delightsome men that make their own planets in the highest level of celestial heaven. What could have caused such a monumental shift in Mormon doctrine about blacks not having the priesthood? Turns out, the story is much more complicated than it first appears. Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Outro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Links: Ishmael Brown of Angry Black Rant Podcast: http://angryblackrant.com/c

On this episode, we cover the History of the Church recounting of Sylvester Smith v. Joseph Smith. A couple of month's long journey had riled up some unfriendly feelings between Sylvester and Joe, but luckily, Joe wasn't in the wrong for any situation, and everything was Sylvester's fault. After that we talk about organizing the quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and finish out with a discussion about the 1835 version of the First Vision account. Show Links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/Links:Messenger and Advocate February 1835:http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/NCMP1820-1846/id/716022 year old activist suicide article:http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/04/22-year-old-gay-mormon-activist-commits-suicide/Irreligiosophy Podcast:http://www.irreligiosophy.com/

On this episode, we conclude the march of Zion's camp to Missouri. No white Lamanite skeletons in this part of the trip, because Joe and friends get down to business. From running battle scenarios under General Lyman Wight, to dying like sheep with the rot, Zions camp deals with the worst of times all for a test of faith. Listen in for the unexciting, uneventful, anti-climax that brought the march of Zions camp to a close.Show links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Links:Zion's Camp Seminary videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0lxnvEGdK8How to find David Michaelhttp://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/

On this episode, David Michael of the My Book of Mormon Podcast joins us to talk about Zion's camp. Strap in for a two parter, because there is just too much to talk about and 7 hour episodes are too much work. How does a shepherd react when a wolf devours the flock? Joe decides to make a 1,000 mile march with a band of merry men for the purpose of "peaceful reinstatement" of the Missourian Mormons to their homes, following the battle for Zion that happened in November of 1833. What wiles and deeds are the Mormons up to on this military march? Listen and find out! (Spoiler alert: A great white Lamanite corpse is unearthed!!!)Show Links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Links:Zion's Camp Seminary videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0lxnvEGdK8How to find David Michaelhttp://mybookofmormonpodcast.com/

On this episode, we're joined by Noah Lugeons (Scathing Atheist, Skepticrat, God Awful Movies podcasts), to talk about Doctor Philastus Hurlbut, and the rise of the Spalding authorship theory for the Book of Mormon. It's a directed conversation, covering a specific timeline of Feb, 1833 – April, 1834, with a plethora of tangents and vitriole about religion and belief, as is customary with any show that Noah is on.Be sure to check out the other shows Noah Lugeons contributes to at these links:http://scathingatheist.com/http://skepticrat.libsyn.com/http://godawfulmovies.libsyn.com/Show Links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Content Links:Dale Broadhurst "Hurlbut Chronology":http://www.olivercowdery.com/hurlbut/HChron3.htmAmazon Book of Mormon Review:http://www.amazon.com/review/R260RUQOUQ1XW8/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&

On this episode, we take a step back to ask, what is Campbellism? Luckily Adam Gonnermn got in touch through twitter to make a correction about connections between Mormonism, and Campbellism, and we devote an entire episode to hashing out the details. Let's see what we can learn from Adam about strictly Campbellite beliefs, and see how possible it is that they made their way into the Book of Mormon. Spoiler alert, they do! Now its just a matter of asking how those beliefs got there in the first place. . .How to get in touch with Adam:Website: http://adamgonnerman.net/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/awgonnermanTwitter:  @awgonnermanEmail: contact@adamgonnerman.comSunday Assembly Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sundayassemblymanhattan/?fref=nfShow links:Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/

On this episode, we wrap up 1832 with an early dictation of Joe's history that was recounted to empower Joe's divinity claim above that of Rigdon's. It works, and 1833 transitions pretty smoothly with the formation of the School of the Prophets. Doctor Philastus Hurlbut enters the timeline and is excommunicated twice, and goes on a mad crusade to expose the Mormon church. The Word of Wisdom is introduced, and a battle ensues in Jackson County, Missouri.   Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/   Links:   Joseph Smith translation bible http://www.centerplace.org/hs/iv/   John Goebbels Whitmer's history http://josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/john-whitmer-history-1831-circa-1847?p=49&highlight=jackson#!/paperSummary/john-whitmer-history-1831-circa-1847&p=48   Philo Dibble Dabble Autobiography http://www.boap.org/

On this episode, we take the historical timeline closer to the end of 1832. Everybody is focused on getting the printing press up and running in Independence Missouri, and they don't even realize that a viper lurks in the grass. We're introduced to a few new people that get their very own nicknames, and the bloody viper even gets his own long-awaited introduction. From April 14th, 1832 on, Mormon history will be forever changed.Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Links:BRODIE AWARD VOTING!!!!HURRY AND VOTE, POLLS CLOSE MIDNIGHT FEB 5!!!http://mainstreetplaza.com/2016/01/22/time-to-vote-for-the-2015-brodie-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-3167981Mary Rollins:http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/MLightner.htmlhttp://josephsmithspolygamy.org/history-2/plural-wives-overview/mary-elizabeth-rollins/Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon

On this episode, we take on the time period from the hot Missouri summer nights of 1831, all the way to the blooming beauty of an 1832 Ohio spring. We introduce a few new characters that get their very own NaMo nicknames, e.g. William Wines (Double-Dub) Phelps, John (Goebbels) Whitmer, and Philo (Dibble-Dabble). We even get introduced to our first contact with one of Joe's to-be plural wives, Marinda Nancy Johnson-Hyde-Smith-Smith-Hyde. Hingepin Rigdon and Joe team up to continue in their efforts to complete the "Inspired Translation" of the Bible, and get a whole bunch of kooky new revelations as a side order. The episode ends with the March 1832 beating/tarring/feathering, and a special little surprise from Rigdon.Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/Links mentioned in the show:Pope-Kahn letter exchangehttps://ballandal

On this episode, we attempt to deconstruct the Book of Mormon, just to see what it really is, and where it really came from. Turns out we only scratch the surface. This is part 3 of the CC-Book of Mormon episode broken up into smaller pieces. This episode also has a new bumper tacked on to the end, after the closing song.Show linksNew GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/6months2books Patreon: https://patreon.com/nakedmormonismWebsite: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter: @NakedMormonismFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Outro music by Jason Comeau: http://aloststateofmind.com/Links:WordTree Foundation "How the Book of Mormon Destroyed Mormonism"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGasQ7j_ZIUTLM source books listhttp://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/bomindianorigins.htmBown's research of 100 similarities between "Manuscript Found" and "Book of Mormon"http://solomonspalding.com/SRP/SCIOTA/SRPpap12.htmJoseph Smith quotes "The View of the Hebrews"http://www.mormonhandbook.c

On this episode, we attempt to deconstruct the Book of Mormon, just to see what it really is, and where it really came from. Turns out we only scratch the surface. This is part 2 of the CC-Book of Mormon episode broken up into 3 smaller episodes.Show linksNew GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/6months2books Patreon: https://patreon.com/nakedmormonismWebsite: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter: @NakedMormonismFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Outro music by Jason Comeau: http://aloststateofmind.com/Links:WordTree Foundation "How the Book of Mormon Destroyed Mormonism"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGasQ7j_ZIUTLM source books listhttp://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/bomindianorigins.htmBown's research of 100 similarities between "Manuscript Found" and "Book of Mormon"http://solomonspalding.com/SRP/SCIOTA/SRPpap12.htmJoseph Smith quotes "The View of the Hebrews"http://www.mormonhandbook.com/home/view-of-the-hebrews.htmlThe First Book of Napoleonhttps://ia801406.us

On this episode, we attempt to deconstruct the Book of Mormon, just to see what it really is, and where it really came from. Turns out we only scratch the surface. This is part 1 of the CC-Book of Mormon episode broken up into smaller pieces.Show linksNew GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/6months2books Patreon: https://patreon.com/nakedmormonismWebsite: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter: @NakedMormonismFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Outro music by Jason Comeau: http://aloststateofmind.com/Links:WordTree Foundation "How the Book of Mormon Destroyed Mormonism"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGasQ7j_ZIUTLM source books listhttp://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/bomindianorigins.htmBown's research of 100 similarities between "Manuscript Found" and "Book of Mormon"http://solomonspalding.com/SRP/SCIOTA/SRPpap12.htmJoseph Smith quotes "The View of the Hebrews"http://www.mormonhandbook.com/home/view-of-the-hebrews.htmlThe First Book of Napoleonhttps://ia801406.us.arc

On this episode, we have a very enlightening conversation with two historians about the war of 1812. Transoceanic civil wars, back-stabbings by warring Indian tribes, impressment of sailors, and reportedly invincible armies are some of the topics of discussion. A leader emerges that Joe could have spent hours fantasizing about. How does this war effect Joe, and did he use some of the 1812 circumstances in his own Book of Mormon? Listen and decide for yourself.     Links: Website nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music used with permission    Flying Spaghetti Mormon Podcast guest spot Episode 9 - http://www.flyingspaghettimormon.com/   No Religion Required Podcast guest spot Episode 93 - http://noreligionrequired.com/   Herd Mentality Podcast guest spot Episode 96 - http://herdmentalitypodcast.com/episodes.php  

On this episode, we discuss what happened from March, to July 1831. Joe makes his own trek from Kirtland, OH, to Independence, MO. This was done in the wake of the missionary journey by Ollie, Cowdung (Oliver Cowdery), Dick (Zyba)n Peterson, Peter Whitmer, and P-cubed (Parley P. Pratt), along with Freddy Willey (Frederick G. Williams). Joe wasn't satisfied with their success, so he decided to take charge, and handle the proselyting campaign in Missouri for himself. Or, maybe he was just searching for some solace for the trauma that was happening in his own life. If only we could step into Joseph's mind for just a second. . .   Links:GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/6months2books Patreon: https://patreon.com/nakedmormonismWebsite: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter: @NakedMormonismFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Outro music by Jason Comeau: http://aloststateofmind.com/   Scathing Atheist   Mountain Meadows Massacre 146 - http://scathingatheist.com/2015/12/03

On this episode, we attempt to deconstruct the Book of Mormon, just to see what it really is, and where it really came from. Turns out we only scratch the surface, even though the episode really is that long... You might want to digest it in smaller bytes.   Time Stamps: Introduction – 4:00 Historical Context – 7:00 Authorship – 41:00 David Michael Interview – 2:32:00 Content/Claims – 3:45:00 Rachel Nanon Brown Interview – 4:44:00 King James Bible plagiarisms – 5:50:00 John H. Gilbert (typesetter) affidavit – 6:12:30 Golden Plates today – 6:19:00 Conclusion 6:33:00 Elder Holland clip – 6:49:00     Show links   New GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/6months2books   Patreon: https://patreon.com/nakedmormonism   Website: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter: @NakedMormonismFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Outro music by Jason Comeau: http://aloststateofmind.com/     Links:   WordTree Foundation "How the Book of Mormon Destroyed Mormonism" https://www.youtube.com/w

On this episode, we cover a lot of ground. We start out in late October 1830, and follow the missionary force from Fayette, New York, to Jackson County, Missouri. They make one meaningful stop along the way, and set in motion the mechanism to keep the church alive. Of course, Joe stayed plenty busy on his own in New York. He even makes a new friend, or connects with an old one, and everything gets thrown into high gear. The episode ends with trying to figure out some Mormon doctrine from the Pearl of Great Price. TLDR: God is a stupid dick, and Enoch was the best magician in the world.   Website nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music used with permission   Links:   Painsville Telegraph article: http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/BOMP/id/258   Pearl of Great Price, Book of Moses chapter 7 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/moses/7?lang=eng   Amateur Skeptics Epi

On this episode, we start out by looking at the actual events surrounding Hiram Page's revelation about the location of Zion. Joe has to rein everybody back in, and put out fires just to keep some semblance of control. We are introduced to our three newest characters in the timeline: Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, and Ziba Peterson.   Website nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon patreon.com/nakedmormonism Outro music used with permission Links:   History of Mormonism "Ask a Mormon" http://historyofmormonism.com/contact/   Ziba Peterson http://historyofmormonism.com/2013/12/04/ziba-peterson/   Parley P. Pratt http://www.mormonmissionprep.com/conversion-stories/parley-p-pratt/   ZIBA PETERSON: FROM MISSIONARY TO HANGING SHERIFF. H. Dean Garrett. http://mormonhistoricsites.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NJ9.1_Garrett.pdf   AoA Beyond the Trailer Park Episode 41 - Even More Mormon Mania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu

On this episode, we talk about the people that Joe named to be his primary persecutors in Colesville, N.Y. Joe has to give a revelation to lift everybody's spirits, which results in the introduction of 'priestcraft', and the first real insurrection. Ollie opposes Joe, and Joe breaks his newly formed spine, like usual.       Website nakedmormonismpodcast.comTwitter @NakedMormonismFacebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311Patreon patreon.com/nakedmormonismOutro music used with permission       Links:       FairMormon on Joseph Smith persecution   http://blog.fairmormon.org/2008/03/27/the-bainbridge-conspiracy/       "The Mormons or Latter-Day Saints, in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake: A History of Their Rise and Progress, Peculiar Doctrines, Present Condition." (1854)https://archive.org/details/mormonsorlatterd00gunn