November 8th, 2014. The first five episodes of Naked Mormonism went public after dozens of hours of scripting, producing, building, trial and error, and of course a tiny bit of luck. Three and a half years of past since that time, and a lot has changed. The show was grown and adapted to become what it is today.

When this endeavor began, like a lot of Mormons, when they intellectually leave the church, I was

angry. I felt betrayed by the church and what it taught as unquestionable truths, but this anger

came from being lied to by the institution itself, not because of any

bad actors within it. And this podcast has been cathartic. It's provided a way to gain a deeper

appreciation for all those involved with Mormonism from its inception. In our historical timeline,

we've followed Joseph Smith from his earliest years through publishing the

Book of Mormon, making friends and enemies, being tared and feathered and nearly castrated.

We watched Joseph construct multiple empires before his actions inevitably resulted in his removal

from entire communities and states. We've seen him arrested and followed his court proceedings

multiple times, once for

possibly telling his death squad to go kill a wealthy businessman. We've seen him try to solve his

debts by going treasure digging with Justin Mormon elites in Massachusetts. We've watched him lead an army

to eventual surrender and to solution in Missouri, and we've languished with him in prison.

We've seen Joe form and dissolve dozens of important relationships and businesses.

We've followed Joe's sexual indiscretions and the resulting fallout from his poor decision-making

to satiate his carnal desires.

We've read propaganda and anti-Morma literature from dozens of contemporary sources in order to garner a richer understanding of how Joe and the Mormons were publicly viewed as anything from heretics to diluted fanatics to saints of God.

We've picked every low-hanging fruit of Mormon history, and we've climbed a few branches to get some of those sweeter bits at the higher levels, but there's much left behind that we haven't explored and may never explore.

Ahead of us lies only a few more low-hanging morsels of which to partake, the Book of Abraham,

the kinder-hook plates, and the Navu expositor leading to Joe's demise.

And we'll give all these points and all the necessary

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