200 years after Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon off of golden plates,

the religion is flourishing and attracting new members by going door to door to spread the

word of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

However, the Church has had its fair share of controversies,

and some of them, like baptizing the dead and the lack of care

towards victims in need, are a lot darker than the

stereotypical depiction of sunny and naive Mormons.

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Hello, my name is Elder Young.

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Hello everyone and welcome to another corporate casket.

I'm the Illuminati and today we are going to be talking about

the Mormons. In last week's episode we went over their foundation and some of the

religious beliefs. If you haven't checked that one out yet, don't worry. We're going

to be talking more about the church as an

institution in this episode. I'd recommend going back and checking out part one for

some context, but it isn't going to be entirely necessary. Now I do have to warn you

before getting into today's episode, we will be covering some dark and disturbing topics.

We will be mentioning graphic descriptions of sexual assault with a minor and animal abuse later in the episode, so if that's not something you're ready or prepared for,

feel free to skip it, and I'll see you in the next one. For everyone else, let's get into it.

I baptize thee, having authority from the Almighty God,

as a testimony that you have entered into a covenant to serve Him. To kick things off, let's talk about the church's controversial religious practice,

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