This week’s show is a brief deep-dive into a lesser-known figure of American history and her connections to Mormon polygamy and the larger national women’s suffrage movement. We romp through 70 years of history through a few different vantage points and wrap it all together by discussing polygamy as one of the next social justice issues. After that, we review Love, Simon, a coming-of-age story of a closeted young man seeking validation in his experience, friendship and acceptance, and ultimately love. Then we wrap with happy news about a politician who changed their mind about something; who knew it was possible?!
Show Notes:
Belva Lockwood: The “Nerviest Woman in the United States,” Who Became the Latter-day Saints’ Irrepressible Advocate and Friend by Melinda Evans
https://byustudies.byu.edu/?post_type=article&p=32394
Gaining, Losing, and Winning Back the Vote: The Story of Utah Women’s Suffrage by Brown, Watkins, and Kitterman
https://www.utahwomenshistory.org/2018/02/receiving-losing-and-winning-back-the-vote-the-story-of-utah-womens-suffrage/
Anti-polygamy Legislation
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/anti-polygamy-legislation?lang=eng
Women’s Suffrage timeline
http://www.crusadeforthevote.org/woman-suffrage-timeline-18401920
Edmunds Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmunds_Act
Edmunds Tucker Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmunds%E2%80%93Tucker_Act
How I Ran For the Presidency by Belva Lockwood
https://books.google.com/books?id=fKoTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA728&lpg=PA728&dq=Belva+Lockwood+%22How+I+Ran+for+the+Presidency%22&source=bl&ots=bJCQKqvhNP&sig=ACfU3U1pkzmj6N3RD59jv5vBFNxDmF3M5g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBgsCu9pDxAhVWsZ4KHZe1CoIQ6AEwEXoECB0QAw#v=onepage&q=Belva%20Lockwood%20%22How%20I%20Ran%20for%20the%20Presidency%22&f=false
The Root: How Racism Tainted Women’s Suffrage
https://www.npr.org/2011/03/25/134849480/the-root-how-racism-tainted-womens-suffrage
Happy News: Column: A conservative mayor heard tearful stories. They changed his mind about flying the rainbow flag:
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-06-10/gay-pride-flag-fresno-mayor-jerry-dyer
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There was a recent announcement by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that they are no longer performing time-only marriages in the temple. What? What even does that mean? Our main segment teases apart the marriage and sealing practices conducted in the temple and places this headline within a broader context while we opine on what it the larger plan at play might be. Then we dive into the pages of Miracle of Forgiveness, covering the first 3 chapters of introductory material. We round out the episode with a positive federal court ruling in Australia that bodes well for climate activists and future generations alike.
Show links:
Mormon church will no longer perform time-only marriages in temple: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/05/25/latter-day-saint-leaders/
Mormon church eliminates one year waiting period after civil marriage: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-mormon-church-changes-marriage-policy-20190506-65mxeavi3rdkzgsp6byspavfwm-story.html
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Today is a bit of a classic deep dive into early Mormon history, sort of. We crack open the pages of Rick Grunder’s Mormon Parallels (linked below; please pick up a copy) and investigate what was in the air of 18th and early 19th century America. Turns out, Joseph Smith was not an island and the Book of Mormon is very much a product of its time. Let’s see how Shannon does with my clever little game of Mormon or Not!? After that we review a graphic novel Joseph Smith in Space: May the Farce Be With You recommended to us by a lovely listener with a solid bead on our type of humor. Then we round out with some happy news about the Utah Supreme Court actually coming to the right decision for goddamn once!
Show links:
Mormon Parallels by Rick Grunder sold directly by the author!
https://www.rickgrunder.com/parallels.htm
MOGP: The graphic novel Joseph Smith In Space: May the Farce Be With You, by Z.M. Thomas: https://smile.amazon.com/Joseph-Smith-Space-May-Farce-ebook/dp/B084326B9J/ref=sr_1_3
Info on Z. M. Thomas: https://twincitiesgeek.com/twin-cities-geek-staff/z-m-thomas/
Happy news: Utah Affirms Transgender Right to Change Birth Certificates: https://apnews.com/article/utah-business-f27731c87eed5de4050d67e94661a1fc
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For our main segment today, we do a brief deep-dive into the history of Asian-American immigration and public sentiment. Of course, we also analyze the Mormon angle with help from listener Adam Watanabe who is kind enough to share his lived experience. After that we dive into our next long-form analysis of Mormon-related texts with Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball. Then we round out the show discussing the first rent-ready 3D printed house in Amsterdam!
Show links:
Main segment:
New report finds 169 percent surge in anti-Asian hate crimes during first quarter: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/new-report-finds-169-percent-surge-anti-asian-hate-crimes-n1265756
Hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise. Many say more policing isn’t the answer: https://time.com/5938482/asian-american-attacks/
Wythe Asian-American story is missing from many US classrooms: https://time.com/5949028/asian-american-history-schools/
Asian Americans Then and Now:
https://asiasociety.org/education/asian-americans-then-and-now
FDR establishes Japanese American Internment Camps:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9066
When mormons aspired to be a “white and delightsome’ people: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/09/mormons-race-max-perry-mueller/539994/
The Concept of “Race” Is a Lie:
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-concept-of-race-is-a-lie/
Spencer W. Kimball, MoF
https://archive.org/details/spencerwkimballt00kimb/page/189/mode/2up?q=clark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miracle_of_Forgiveness#cite_note-trib-10
https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2762815&itype=CMSID
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Ng-RpcpbA
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