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. The time has finally come to talk about the Navu Expositor.

After five and a half years of serialized Mormon history, we're discussing the catalyst which set Navu Mormonism on a path to the deaths of the prophet

and patriarch of the movement. Before that, I want to give all of you listeners a big and hearty

thank you for sticking around for 200 episodes. It's because of you that I'm able to do

history communication for a living, and I am so

grateful to all of you for making this possible. You amazing listeners have given me my life,

and I love my life so much. I'm one of the lucky few who chases their passion for a living,

and frankly, I kind of

struggle for words to express how much I appreciate and love each and every one of you

who make this dream a reality for me each and every day. Thank you. Today, we're going back

to our early podcast roots with a really long episode on a huge topic in Mormon history.

Hopefully when you saw the timestamp on the file, you didn't run away because I really think you're going to enjoy what we have in store for you today.

So let's get started. What is the

Navu expositor? Why is it so important to Mormon history? Why was it published? These are all

questions that we'll answer by the end of the episode today. This is a story that's been told a hundred

times and they all end the same way. This is a story that's been told a hundred times, and they all

end the same way. When people talk about the Navu Expositor, it's often spoken in the same breath

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