Road to Carthage: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast

Episode 1: Mobs, Elections, and Kidnappings

Jun 12, 2023

38:26

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Episode notes

Introduction

6min

The Unique Powers of the Nauvoo Charter

2min

The Unique Power of Nauvoo's Charter

4min

Joseph Smith's Trial in Missouri

2min

The Saints and Nauvoo's Success in Extradition

5min

The Anti-Mormon Party in Nauvoo

3min

The Power of the Saints' Vote in Illinois

3min

The Whig Party's Discontent With the Nauvoo Vote

5min

The Anti-Mormon Confluence in Missouri

2min

10.

The Anti-Mormon Party's Provocation

4min

11.

The De-Escalation of Tensions in Nauvoo

3min

This episode reveals how the violence Latter-day Saints experienced in Missouri during the 1830s informed the way they designed safeguards for their rights and lives in Illinois, and how the implementation of those safeguards led to the formation of the Anti-Mormon Party. Guests: Matthew Godfrey, Alex Smith, Jeffrey Mahas, Brent Rogers, Elizabeth Kuehn, Christian Heimburger, Adam Petty