Ep 77 – An Army to Raise a Temple

On this episode, we bring somebody into our timeline who will become an important dissenting voice against the Mormons throughout the rest of their years in Nauvoo, Thomas Coke Sharp. Raised by a Methodist preacher and learned in all things anti-Mormon, Thomas Sharp's paper will become an interesting source of Mormon history moving forward through our timeline. After that, Jo gathers the entire Mormon population on the highest hill in town in a grand spectacle to dedicate the plot for the Nauvoo Temple, complete with the Nauvoo Legion parading around town in uniform and thousands of spectators. Newspaper outlets around the country pick up the story and all eyes turn to the Mormons' new kingdom on the Mississippi. To round out the show for today, we'll have on Ryan McKnight to discuss a Mormon leak and an exciting announcement that patrons heard in the exclusive Patreon only feed last week. Links: United Methodist Church History http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/roots Literacy Rates in early America https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2003/12/5/4379/- Thomas Sharp https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/073-16-23.pdf Warsaw Signal archive http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/il/sign1841.htm#0407 News Articles related to Mormons https://www.newspapers.com/image/319287867/?spot=15114381 https://www.newspapers.com/image/278846321/?terms=mormons https://www.newspapers.com/image/64594700/?terms=mormons https://www.newspapers.com/image/40140977/?terms=Martin%2BHarris From Priesthood to Pretty https://frompriesthoodtopretty.podbean.com/e/from-priesthood-to-pretty-episode-26-bryce-blankenagel/ Weird Alma Mormon Parody extraordinaire https://weirdalma.bandcamp.com/releases Mormon Leaks and NEW Faith Leaks https://mormonleaks.io https://faithleaks.org/ Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366)