On this episode, we take an opportunity to talk with budding Mormon historian, Christopher Smith, who just landed his professorship at U of U! We talk about the current timeline and some of the broader social tensions plaguing Jo and the church in 1838. After that we move on to talk about Dr. Smith’s dissertation concerning the Mormon colonization of Utah and just how bloody it really was. Apparently Bloody Brigham was a bit apprehensive to slaughter thousands of Natives but somehow was convinced otherwise. Chris Smith South Park video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkmUz1y12Dk Chris Smith with Dan Vogel on ThoughtsOnThingsAndStuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LKy1ySuitk Worlds Without End blog http://www.withoutend.org/ Richard Bushman “…problems with dominant narrative” video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKuBw9mpV9w Thinker of Thoughts YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTCFh3uDMH0GZlwl1JOoHQ Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Outro music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366)