Analyzing Mormonism
Religion og åndelighetAnalyzing Mormonism seeks to discuss the life of Joseph Smith and the teachings of the Mormon Church, properly called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My intention is to share sources and details about the church to help members and non-members take an honest look at the history and theology of the Church. In many ways it is my aim to make every listener a Mormon historian.
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- 53 Joseph Smith and Captain Kidd (00:39:07)
Captain William Kidd (or Robert Kidd) was a Scottish privateer. He was likely born in Dundee and later settled in New York City. But 1690, Kidd had become a highly successful privateer, commissioned to protect English interests in North America and the West Indies. In 1695, Kidd received a royal commission to hunt down pirates and enemy French ships in the Indian Ocean. Later, England turned against him and he was denounced as a pirate. He was arrested upon his return to Boston and stood trial in London. He was found guilty and hanged in 1701. Because of his quick arrest, many believed that Kidd hid or buried his hoards of treasure and sought to uncover it. Among those who hunted for Kidd's treasure was the man who would later be called the founder of the Mormon Church: Joseph Smith. Join Julia and America as they discuss the sources connecting Joseph Smith's to Captain Kidd's buried treasure. For links to these sources please visit my website! https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/captain-kidd/
- 52 M*sturbation and the Mormon Church w/ Natasha Helfer (01:21:51)
We are here with certified sex therapist Natasha Helfer to talk about masturbation! Join us as we talk a little bit about the Mormon mindsets and myths around masturbation as well as the health benefits for it and more! ___________________ Welcome to Analyzing Mormonism! Our aim is to help teach accurate Church history and to help our listeners become, in many ways, Mormon historians. Help us continue to deliver quality content by coming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyzingMormonism Venmo: @Julia-Rose88 Our platforms: Analyzing Mormonism Website: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyzingMormonism TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@analyzing.mormonism?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/analyzing.mormonism/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ijt0y0RkXQeoihcAkpR2l Contact us: julia@analyzingmormonism.com
- 51 Evolution of the Mormon Temple Ceremony w/ Unpacking Mormonism (03:33:52)
Here with the Unpacking Mormonism Podcast, Julia and America go over the evolution and changes of the Mormon Temple Ceremonies. ___________________ Welcome to Analyzing Mormonism! Our aim is to help teach accurate Church history and to help our listeners become, in many ways, Mormon historians. Help us continue to deliver quality content by coming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyzingMormonism Venmo: @Julia-Rose88 Our platforms: Analyzing Mormonism Website: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyzingMormonism TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@analyzing.mormonism?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/analyzing.mormonism/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ijt0y0RkXQeoihcAkpR2l Contact us: julia@analyzingmormonism.com
- 50 Responding to the Church's concerns about the Equal Rights Amendment (02:31:52)
Join with America and Julia as they discuss the Equal Rights Amendment with Kelly Whited Jones of Utah's ERA Coalition. Utah ERA Coalition Website https://utahera.org/ Utah ERA Coalition - Facebook / utaheracoalition National ERA Coalition https://www.eracoalition.org/ Generation Ratify https://www.generationratify.org/ NOTE: We are aware of the audio complications in this episode and we apologize. Due to faulting microphones on our end, the recording came in very unclear. We still felt it was important to release the episode. Again, we apologize. ___________________ Welcome to Analyzing Mormonism! Our aim is to help teach accurate Church history and to help our listeners become, in many ways, Mormon historians. Help us continue to deliver quality content by coming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/do... Patreon: / analyzingmormonism Venmo: @Julia-Rose88 Our platforms: Analyzing Mormonism Website: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/ Patreon: / analyzingmormonism TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@analyzing.mor... Instagram: / analyzing.mormonism Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ijt0y0... Contact us: julia@analyzingmormonism.com
- 49 A Brief History of the Family Proclamation (01:15:43)
The Family: A Proclamation to the World was published in 1995. Join with America and Julia as they discuss the background of the document and it's contents. To full proclamation can be seen here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s... ___________________ Welcome to Analyzing Mormonism! Our aim is to help teach accurate Church history and to help our listeners become, in many ways, Mormon historians. Help us continue to deliver quality content by coming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/do... Patreon: / analyzingmormonism Venmo: @Julia-Rose88 Our platforms: Analyzing Mormonism Website: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/ Patreon: / analyzingmormonism TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@analyzing.mor... Instagram: / analyzing.mormonism Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ijt0y0... Contact us: julia@analyzingmormonism.com
- 48 Why is the Mormon Church Against the Equal Rights Amendment? (00:54:33)
Join with Julia as she reads the 1980 booklet released by the Church titled "The Church and the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment: A Moral Issue." The booklet can be found here: https://archive.org/details/the-church-2/page/n1/mode/2up ___________________ Welcome to Analyzing Mormonism! Our aim is to help teach accurate Church history and to help our listeners become, in many ways, Mormon historians. Help us continue to deliver quality content by coming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/do... Patreon: / analyzingmormonism Venmo: @Julia-Rose88 Our platforms: Analyzing Mormonism Website: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/ Patreon: / analyzingmormonism TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@analyzing.mor... Instagram: / analyzing.mormonism Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ijt0y0... Contact us: julia@analyzingmormonism.com
- 47 History of the Relief Society (00:59:26)
While the Relief Society started in 1842, it ended in 1844, and did not start up again for twenty years. The Relief Society once stood for women's rights and women's education, while maintaining their own autonomous structure -earning their own money, storing their own grain, writing their own periodicals, etc., little by little the leaders of the Church chipped away at the structure until it became just a shell of what it once was. Join with us as we give an overview of the history of the Relief Society.
- 46 The Mormon Church and the Equal Rights Amendment (01:00:25)
The Equal Rights Amendment was written in 1923 by Alice Paul. It is only twenty-four words long and has still to this day NOT been ratified. The Amendment reads: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Despite the support from leading Mormon women in the early days of the church, the church is very much against the Equal Rights Amendment. Why? Join with Julia and America as they discuss the history of the ERA and how the Church responded (and continues to respond) to it.
- 45 Class Action Lawsuit Against the Mormon Church (00:39:55)
On October 31, 2023, a lawsuit was filed against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Daniel Chappel, Masen Christensen and John Oaks. U. S. News summarized it this way: "They claim the three of them combined have donated about $350,000 to the church over the past decade. Their lawsuit seeks class-action certification, potentially involving millions of church members, and an independent entity to oversee collection and use of church donations." A copy of the lawsuit can be found here: https://www.scribd.com/document/681591278/Lawsuit-against-the-LDS-Church
- 44 Angel Moroni’s Confusing History (00:53:08)
Join with us as we discuss the origin and history of the angel Moroni. Was he an old man? A hiker? A toad? Wade through the historical documents with us and find out!
- 43 Did Joseph Smith engage in Animal Sacrifice? (00:42:20)
During some of Joseph Smith's treasure digs, it was reported that an animal had to be sacrificed as part of the rituals to help ward off spirits, etc. What are the sources for this? What types of animals did the Smith's sacrifice?
- 42 Fact Checking Mormon Apologists on History They’d Rather Keep HIDDEN (02:19:52)
Let's talk about Don Bradley's "New Discoveries" on what Joseph Smith's motives were when he started polygamy (at least in Nauvoo). And then let's debunk them. Julia and Carah from NuanceHoe discuss polygamy and all its downfalls through Don Bradley's argument as presented in his recent FAIR conference as well as on Ward Radio. The evidence shows that Joseph Smith was not as reluctant to participate in polygamy as Don Bradley wants to paint him. If you want to follow and support me on Patreon click here! Also, please follow and support NuanceHoe! She's freaking amazing!
- 41 The Lowry Nelson Letters (00:52:03)
During episode 41 of Analyzing Mormonism podcast, Julia and America read and discuss the letters exchanged between Lowry Nelson and the LDS church back in 1947, shortly after WWII, regarding racism in the church. Lowry Nelson was a professor of sociology and taught at BYU into the 1970s. He's our newest hero! Please follow and support us on Patreon!
- 40 Did Mormon Prophets Drink Alcohol? (01:28:48)
Did the early Mormon prophets adhere to the Word of Wisdom? No. Although the revelation was given in 1833, it would be another 88 years before the church made it a prerequisite for temple attendance. This episode is also available on our YouTube channel. We're trying something new and we will be uploading our new epsiodes as videos. If you would like to see more research like this, please like and share and considering following us on Patreon!
- 39 Touring Nauvoo as an ExMormon (01:33:45)
A couple of weeks ago we visited Nauvoo as a family. This episode goes over our experience there and we discuss a few stories of the early Nauvoo saints.
- 38 Wives of Joseph Smith part 3 with Jenn Kamp (01:27:13)
Years before the revelation on polygamy was given, Joseph Smith Jr. was taking plural wives. Join Jenn Kamp, America and I as we discuss wives 11-15 of the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith. Today we will go over: Elizabeth Durfee Sarah Cleveland Eliza R. Snow Delcena Johnson Sarah Ann Whitney To see the video for this episode please visit Our Truth Be Told on Youtube.
- 37 Excommunication & Rocky Mountain Oysters (00:54:18)
Today America and I read the emails between my old stake president involving my excommunication from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also, we have started a publishing company called Edina Publishers, in which we will not only publish queer affirming literature, but we will also publish out-of-print Mormon books. If there are any that you want to see published that are in the public domain, please reach out to me! William Smith on Mormonism's ebook is available today! The audio book and hard copy will be available soon! You can also see a list of upcoming Mormon books on the main website. If you are able to purchase the books or donate any amount monthly, it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you everyone for your support!
- 36 Wives of Joseph Smith Part 2 with Jenn Kamp (01:56:24)
Years before the revelation on polygamy was given, Joseph Smith Jr. was taking plural wives. Join Jenn Kamp, America and I as we discuss wives 6-10 of the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith. Today we will go over: Agnes Coolbrith Sylvia Sessions Mary Elizabeth Rollins Patty Bartlett Sessions Marinda Nancy Johnson To see the video for this episode please visit Our Truth Be Told on Youtube.
- 35 The First Five Wives of Joseph Smith with Jenn Kamp (02:00:03)
Years before the revelation on polygamy was given, Joseph Smith Jr. was taking plural wives. Join Jenn Kamp, America and I as we discuss the first five wives of the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith. Today we will go over: Fanny Alger Lucinda Pendleton Louisa Beaman Zina Huntington Presendia Huntington To see the video for this episode please visit Our Truth Be Told on Youtube.
- 34 Commentary on the essay Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo (01:27:17)
America and I give commentary to the Church's Gospel Topics Essay titled: "Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo."
- 33 Gospel Topics Essay: Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo (00:17:19)
Join us as America reads the essay published on the Church's website under the topic: "Plural Marriage."
- 32 The Locations of Joseph Smith’s Early Treasure Quests (00:35:45)
Today I am sharing an essay by Dan Vogel titled: "The Locations of Joseph Smith's Early Treasure Quests" published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Vol 27 No. 3 (1994): 197–231. Dialogue has given me permission to share this essay and if you'd like to see the written version, please visit their website: dialoguejournal.com Despite popular belief among the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith was not simply a hired hand to help dig holes to search for lost mines. Joseph played the role of Seer in these digs, in which he looked into his white hat at a stone that supposedly showed him the locations of buried treasure. According to Dan Vogel, Joseph was involved in at least eighteen treasure digs. According to researcher and artist, Mark Elwood, Joseph Smith could have been involved in as many as forty treasure digs. To learn more from Mark Elwood, please visit his website theglasslooker.com. In my opinion, Joseph Smith's treasure quests are among the most fascinating of Mormon History and the most underappreciated. I hope you enjoy Dan Vogel's essay!
- 31 Heavenly Mother with Jenn Kamp (01:15:35)
Last month, Jenn Kamp and I got together and did an episode on her podcast Our Truth Be Told, about Heavenly Mother. Join with us as we discuss current teachings, past teachings and the doctrine and theology of our Mother in Heaven! To view the sources for this episode, please view the episode on Our Truth Be Told's Youtube channel where you can see the slides. I hope you enjoy!
- 30 Dialogue - Grain Storage: The Balance of Power Between the Priesthood Authority and Relief Society Autonomy (00:18:16)
This episode is a reading of an article from Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Volume 15, No. 4 that was published in 1982. The article is called Grain Storage: The Balance of Power Between Priesthood Authority and Relief Society Autonomy by Jessie L. Embry. This article goes over the power struggle between the Relief Society and the Presiding Bishopric and other priesthood leaders during the early 1900s. Dialogue has given me permission to share this article on this podcast. If you wish to learn more, please visit dialoguejournal.com.
- 29 Women with the Priesthood with Jenn Kamp (01:15:55)
In the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints women have used the priesthood. Women gave blessings of healing, dedicated homes, officiated to men in the temple, and one even raised a man from the dead (temporarily). These stories are not told in the manuals of the Church. You will not find them in Sunday School or Gospel Doctrine. It seems that the Church today is trying to distance itself from when it ever gave the woman these priesthood rights and privileges. I hope you enjoy hearing these important stories from the Church's history ! To view the episode, please visit Our Truth Be Told hosted by Jenn Kamp!