“Episode 1: Mobs, Elections, and Kidnappings” Joseph Smith Papers Podcasts (2023)
“Episode 1,” Joseph Smith Papers Podcasts
Episode 1: “Mobs, Elections, and Kidnappings”
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Mobbers raiding printing property and store at Independence, Missouri, painting attributed to C.C.A. Christensen. Church History Library, Salt Lake City.
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