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Naked Mormonism Podcast

Ep 133 – BM Pt. 9 Moral or Physical Force

Naked Mormonism Podcast

Bryce Blankenagel

Ldschurch, Christianity, Latterdaysaints, Religion, Ldschurchhistory, Mormons, Religion & Spirituality, Mormonhistory, Bookofmormon, Mormonism, Josephsmith, Mormon

4.7680 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2018

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, we get into politics of Illinois in 1842. This year was a contentious race with the Mormons wielding so much power through their friends in high places. Rigdon runs for Illinois State Congress but loses. The Mormons promise their vote for the Democrat to replace Governor Carlin and Thomas Ford takes his seat as the new Governor of Illinois. What begins with letter exchanges and vicious accusation revealing conflict between Jo and Hingepin Sidney Rigdon ends in bygones being bygones and tests of loyalty. Politics will continue to play an increasing role in our historical analysis moving forward.

JS Journal 1841-42
https://josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1841-december-1842/1#full-transcript

Biography of Lorenzo Snow by Eliza R. Snow
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Biography_and_family_record_of_Lorenzo_Snow

1842 gubernatorial election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1842_Illinois_gubernatorial_election

Illinois State Senators
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Illinois

History of Illinois by Thomas Ford
https://archive.org/details/ahistoryillinoi00shiegoog/page/n274

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Well, thank you very much for being here, and this is very exciting for me.

0:05.0

I know so many people that are in your church and the Latter-day Saints, the job you've done is beyond anything you can think of.

0:15.0

In 180 countries, taking care of people the way you take care of people, and the respect that you have all over the world.

0:22.6

I would love you to, while the media is here, just say a couple of words of what we just discussed,

0:27.6

all of the care and all of the giving that you've done, and to help people, in particular, poor people,

0:34.6

would be a great thing, and perhaps they will transmit that to different parts of this

0:39.6

country and the world.

0:41.7

It's so brilliant to hear it.

0:44.4

Thank you, Mr. President.

0:45.4

We're here in a place where we have food and material that we give to the poor, but this is simply an example of what we do across the world.

0:58.0

The idea being that we think we have an obligation to God to look out for the people who would,

1:06.0

without our aid, have tragedy in their lives, either poverty or hunger.

1:11.6

And this is an example of what we do in, how many, Bishop?

1:16.6

120 facilities in the US.

1:19.6

120 facilities.

1:20.6

So great.

1:22.6

And would you say a word about what you've seen across the world?

1:28.3

I was in China last week, and there I got to see what a wonderful job President Trump had done just previously.

1:37.3

They were filled with hope because of your visit, Mr. President, and I also happened to drop in on an occasion when the Chinese members of the

1:48.3

church were bringing supplies for school children who didn't have means of getting what they needed to go to school with.

1:56.7

Well, that was very nice. I heard you were there. Formerly a great heart surgeon, one of the best in the world.

2:02.8

And he decided to help even more people by doing what you're doing.

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