We enter the world of religion once again by addressing one of the Big Ones… the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or… Mormonism. How did it get its start? How did the LDS church wind up in Utah when Joseph Smith started in Vermont? Where did all those unusual practices get their start? This is the first of a multi-part episode series.
There aren’t just a ton of resources for this one because it’s largely a bio episode. But let me just share what I’ve got for you. First up, he bio of Joseph Smith in text form.
Slightly longer bio.
The most detailed one. If you prefer to read about this guy, this is the most detailed version of the bio I’ve got for you short of a book.
This one references the documentary Murder Among the Mormons that Karen loves, and it delves into the history of the church past Joseph Smith.
Finally, this one is going to talk about Joseph’s claims of necromancy, what he did whenever people questioned him, and the general nonsensical nature of some of this religion.
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