She woke up, washed her face, and covered it in shellac,

polythill in the cracks of her perceived imperfection.

Ms. Nancy doesn't like emotion, or what it does to her face

tries her to erase any trace of distinction.

God, how can your bitter mouth speak words that taste so sweet?

God, I hate your smile as if we're minions at your feet.

I bore a hole straight through to where I guessed your soul would be.

But when I cracked you open, I found only a receipt.

I am Ryan McKnight.

I'm Kara Santa Maria.

I am Christopher Smith.

Hi, I'm Andrew Torres.

This is Naked Mormonism.

The Serial Mormon History Podcast.

I want to start the show off today with a little excerpt from Roger Alonius's article titled Navu in Mormon History at the Crossroads of Faith and History.

My friend and mentor Joe Geisner sent this over and I can't seem to find this article anywhere in Googling it.

So I believe the article itself is actually

unpublished, and it kind of reads as a lecture by Roger Lannius about the recently

published book that he had published cultures and conflict. The quote is absolutely fascinating.

And it provides a quick overview of the realm of historical studies concerning Navu Mormonism. He quotes extensively

from Robert Bruce Flanders, who is the author of Navu Kingdom on the Mississippi that I have

cited many, many times. It's an amazing book. Here we go. Quote, Robert Bruce Flanders,

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