On this episode, money issues in Nauvoo become the springboard for a discussion of the Book of the Law of the Lord. What is contained in the enigmatic pages of this unique artifact? What was the purpose of creating it? What happened with the controversy surrounding it? Find out the answers to these questions and more about a rare Mormon artifact you didn’t know you needed to know about! Yes, I know that was clickbaitish, but it’s a really cool book more people should talk about! Also, Apostle Boyd K. Packer didn’t want the world to see it so you know it has to be good! Links: Book of the Law of the Lord (BoLoL) full text https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/the-book-of-the-law-of-the-lord/45 JS 1842 journal included as part of BoLoL https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1841-december-1842/1#full-transcript The Book of the Law of the Lord by Alex D. Smith https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/23292635.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A46913c1b0a3f9d0ca5e5348d325ec76d Confessions of a Mormon Historian: The Diaries of Leonard J. Arrington edited by Gary J. Bergera https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Mormon-Historian-Arrington-1971-1999/dp/1560852461 Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Merch Store https://groundgnomes.launchcart.store/shop Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/