• How long did it take Joseph Smith to create The Book of Mormon?
    Jan 11 2026

    In Mormonism there is a common narrative that it took Joseph Smith "sixty-five working days" to dictate the Book of Mormon, but does this paint an accurate picture of the creation of the book? What if by presenting just two sources, the timeline could be extended? What if it was extended by over ten years?

    By using Lucy Mack Smith's history as well as Joseph Smith's 1832 history, we get a more accurate picture of the creation (not just dictation) of the Book of Mormon.

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  • Is the Urim and Thummim in the Church's vault?
    Jan 4 2026

    Joseph Fielding Smith taught us that Joseph Smith no longer used the Urim and Thummim after the organization of the Church and that it was taken back to heaven. However, in a source from Jane Manning James, we hear of a different story.

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    5 mins
  • 53 Joseph Smith and Captain Kidd
    Jul 2 2024

    Captain William Kidd (or Robert Kidd) was a Scottish privateer. He was likely born in Dundee and later settled in New York City. But 1690, Kidd had become a highly successful privateer, commissioned to protect English interests in North America and the West Indies. In 1695, Kidd received a royal commission to hunt down pirates and enemy French ships in the Indian Ocean. Later, England turned against him and he was denounced as a pirate. He was arrested upon his return to Boston and stood trial in London. He was found guilty and hanged in 1701. Because of his quick arrest, many believed that Kidd hid or buried his hoards of treasure and sought to uncover it. Among those who hunted for Kidd's treasure was the man who would later be called the founder of the Mormon Church: Joseph Smith.

    Join Julia and America as they discuss the sources connecting Joseph Smith's to Captain Kidd's buried treasure.

    For links to these sources please visit my website!

    https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/captain-kidd/

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    39 mins
  • 52 M*sturbation and the Mormon Church w/ Natasha Helfer
    Jan 23 2024

    We are here with certified sex therapist Natasha Helfer to talk about masturbation! Join us as we talk a little bit about the Mormon mindsets and myths around masturbation as well as the health benefits for it and more!

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 51 Evolution of the Mormon Temple Ceremony w/ Unpacking Mormonism
    Jan 23 2024

    Here with the Unpacking Mormonism Podcast, Julia and America go over the evolution and changes of the Mormon Temple Ceremonies.

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    3 hrs and 34 mins
  • 50 Responding to the Church's concerns about the Equal Rights Amendment
    Jan 23 2024
    Join with America and Julia as they discuss the Equal Rights Amendment with Kelly Whited Jones of Utah's ERA Coalition. Utah ERA Coalition Website https://utahera.org/ Utah ERA Coalition - Facebook / utaheracoalition National ERA Coalition https://www.eracoalition.org/ Generation Ratify https://www.generationratify.org/ NOTE: We are aware of the audio complications in this episode and we apologize. Due to faulting microphones on our end, the recording came in very unclear. We still felt it was important to release the episode. Again, we apologize. ___________________ Welcome to Analyzing Mormonism! Our aim is to help teach accurate Church history and to help our listeners become, in many ways, Mormon historians. Help us continue to deliver quality content by coming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/do... Patreon: / analyzingmormonism Venmo: @Julia-Rose88 Our platforms: Analyzing Mormonism Website: https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/ Patreon: / analyzingmormonism TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@analyzing.mor... Instagram: / analyzing.mormonism Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ijt0y0... Contact us: julia@analyzingmormonism.com
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    2 hrs and 32 mins
  • 49 A Brief History of the Family Proclamation
    Jan 23 2024

    The Family: A Proclamation to the World was published in 1995. Join with America and Julia as they discuss the background of the document and it's contents. To full proclamation can be seen here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s...

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 48 Why is the Mormon Church Against the Equal Rights Amendment?
    Jan 23 2024

    Join with Julia as she reads the 1980 booklet released by the Church titled "The Church and the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment: A Moral Issue." The booklet can be found here: https://archive.org/details/the-church-2/page/n1/mode/2up

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    55 mins