Podcast appearances and mentions of Porter Rockwell

Join Lindsay and Bryan as they dive into the explosive history of the Utah War for part two of our Utah War series. We explore the complex interplay of guerrilla tactics, federal overreach, and theocratic resistance that defined this strange conflict. From Brigham Young's bold proclamations to Porter Rockwell's psychological warfare, the duo unpacks how …

Join Lindsay and Bryan as they dive into the explosive history of the Utah War for part two of our Utah War series. We explore the complex interplay of guerrilla tactics, federal overreach, and theocratic resistance that defined this strange conflict. From Brigham Young's bold proclamations to Porter Rockwell's psychological warfare, the duo unpacks how …

Davey Crocket, Jim Bowie, and Plain Ol' Joe – accompanied by Porter Rockwell – spend some time befriending and mounting horned herbivores, then set off to collect all the canons. Exploring the last mesa, the group is beset by winged creatures from above. When, at last, the group has gotten what they came for, Old Koot'naheen is summoned with a blow from their whistle. Unfortunately, Ol' Kooter is not the only one drawn by the sound. Can the temporally-transposed team win their last battle in the Valley of the Poh? If so, the historic Siege of the Alamo still awaits them. What effect will its outcome have on the future? Only time will tell.  

Outsiders often criticize Mormonism for its wild beliefs and the scandalous actions of the founding prophet Joseph Smith, but the member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are left in the dark about the truth of it history. Carah Burrell  @CarahBurrell  and Shelise, examine the life and actions of Joseph Smith from a non-faith promoting, historical view, different from their Mormon upbringing. From the ugly truth about polygamy, a Mormon Militia, and original secret temple rituals to Joseph Smith's personal hit man, we cover it all! Carah's Greece opportunity has passed Find Carah on social media: YouTube IG @nuancehoe **FULLY BOOKED** Our C2C vacation where we can meet you in real life and go on adventures together has sold out! However, you can add yourself to our waitlist in case of cancellations. Click here to go to the official booking page https://trovatrip.com/trip/central-america/costa-rica/costa-rica-with-shelise-sola-aug-2024 Support Shelise Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find Shelise on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsiousness Host Instagram @sheliseann https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon https://twitter.com/cultstocon Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:01 Different branches of the Mormon church 00:08:57 Joseph Smith's early life & the fraud he was committing 00:11:59 The Book of Mormon as the keystone to the religion 00:16:27 Joseph Smith 00:29:13 Using women to manipulate other women 00:30:26 The "Happiness Letter" used to manipulate a young girl into marrying JS 00:37:27 The tactics JS used to score wives 00:42:27 Revelations at convenient times 00:45:48 How JS "translated" these holy revelations 00:55:29 How the LDS church hides truth 01:01:55 Ritualistic Free Mason temple ceremonies 01:11:25 Original temple rituals that were taken out 01:12:28 How did it end for JS? 01:26:19 Porter Rockwell- a hit man for JS 01:28:02 Back to the martyrdom of JS 01:34:59 Emma, the first wife of JS started her own branch 01:37:56 Why is there so much Mormon true crime happening now? 01:42:49 Linda, Listen Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cults-to-consciousness/support

An investigation into the Mountain Meadows Massacre takes years, and in meantime, Porter Rockwell continues his roles as lawman and mail carrier. He builds a hotel and becomes a successful businessman, but he remains a figure of controversy. Acts of violence throughout Utah Territory become part of his lore, regardless of whether or not he was involved in them. By the time of his death, he has achieved legendary status in the history of the American West.   Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join   Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial.   On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Hit “JOIN” on the Infamous America YouTube homepage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4V_wVD7N1gEB045t7-V0w/featured   For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In August of 1857, a wagon train of travelers from Missouri and Arkansas rolls into Utah Territory. It's called the Baker-Fancher party and it's headed for California. The group camps in a high mountain valley called Mountain Meadows in southern Utah Territory, but Mormon settlers in the area believe the emigrants are more than just travelers. The Mormons believe the Baker-Fancher party is connected to the approaching U.S. Army column. As fear and suspicion grow, a Mormon militia attacks the travelers in a tragic event called the Mountain Meadows Massacre.   Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join   Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial.   On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Hit “JOIN” on the Infamous America YouTube homepage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4V_wVD7N1gEB045t7-V0w/featured   For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New church leader Brigham Young declares that the Saints must go west to find a place where they can worship in peace. Porter Rockwell becomes the lead scout for the great exodus to Utah Territory. The Saints build Salt Lake City and navigate tensions with local Native American tribes. Rockwell acts as a guide for U.S. Army troops and helps establish the Brigham Young's mail route through the territory. In 1857, Rockwell learns news of a major threat to the LDS church: President James Buchanan is sending 2,500 soldiers and a new governor to take over Utah Territory. The perceived invasion sets the stage for one of the darkest chapters in the history of the American West.   Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join   Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial.   On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Hit “JOIN” on the Infamous America YouTube homepage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4V_wVD7N1gEB045t7-V0w/featured   For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Porter Rockwell is arrested for the attempted murder of Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs, and Rockwell rots in jail for nearly a year. After a perilous journey to his new home in the Mormon settlement of Nauvoo, Illinois, Rockwell is reunited with the head of his church, Joseph Smith. But the reunion doesn't last long. The LDS church suffers a devastating tragedy that requires a change of leadership.   Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join   Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial.   On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Hit “JOIN” on the Infamous America YouTube homepage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4V_wVD7N1gEB045t7-V0w/featured   For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1830s, Porter Rockwell and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – commonly known as the Mormons – battle locals and militias in Missouri. Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs is determined to push the Mormons out of his state, and he succeeds at a bloody cost. After the Mormons move to Illinois, Porter Rockwell returns to Missouri to fulfill a prophecy to kill Governor Boggs.   Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join   Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial.   On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Hit “JOIN” on the Infamous America YouTube homepage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4V_wVD7N1gEB045t7-V0w/featured   For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Orrin Porter Rockwell is born into an era of religious fervor in the eastern United States. His family soon becomes close with the Smith family, and Porter becomes the youngest convert to Joseph Smith's new religious movement, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Saints immediately meet resistance to their ideology and they move west to Ohio and then Missouri. In Missouri, they begin years of conflict with the locals.   Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join   Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Hit “JOIN” on the Infamous America YouTube homepage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4V_wVD7N1gEB045t7-V0w/featured   For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerrit and Richard continue discussing John C. Bennett's role in claiming Joseph Smith ordered Porter Rockwell to murder Boggs and put up a reward for it.  They examine what Joseph did say about Boggs and then discuss the California settlement of both the Saints and Boggs and the likely origin of the rumored prophecy...Gerrit can't help himself and mentions the Compromise of 1850 and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and goes on a tangent about a scheme to make a Mega Giant California when it first became a state. ⁠Subscribe to our free newsletter⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/⁠⁠ Please visit our website at ⁠⁠www.standardoftruth.com⁠⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

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Porter Rockwell got the opportunity to work on the construction - or rather de-construction - of the Accra Ghana temple recently. The experience was doubly amazing, because that's where Porter served a mission. In this episode he shares some of the things he loves about 3rd world cultures and how we could emulate more friendliness. You can find audio wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stginstitute/ and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stginstitute (DISCLAIMER: This podcast is not affiliated with nor endorsed as an official production of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. All words and opinions expressed by participants are solely their own and do not reflect official doctrine of the church.) Email! {thedippodcast0@gmail.com}

Porter Rockwell fue una figura del período del Lejano Oeste de la historia estadounidense. Un representante de la ley en el territorio de Utah. Mucha gente creía que Rockwell estaba bajo protección divina. Esto, junto con su reputación de hábil tirador, dio como resultado la propagación de muchas leyendas e historias sobre el guardaespaldas mormón. Síguenos y visita nuestro sitio oficial:instagram.com/eldolloptwitter.com/eldollopfacebook.com/eldolloppodcasteldollop.com/ 

Porter Rockwell fue una figura del período del Lejano Oeste de la historia estadounidense. Un representante de la ley en el territorio de Utah. Mucha gente creía que Rockwell estaba bajo protección divina. Esto, junto con su reputación de hábil tirador, dio como resultado la propagación de muchas leyendas e historias sobre el guardaespaldas mormón. Síguenos y visita nuestro sitio oficial:instagram.com/eldolloptwitter.com/eldollopfacebook.com/eldolloppodcasteldollop.com/ 

In August of 1857, Brigham Young delivered a speech to the saints assembled in the Tabernacle.  As he contemplated the Army force marching closer to the home of the Saints, he bitterly remembered how, over the last he and the Latter-day Saints, over the last 20 years, had been brutally victimized by armed bands, from Ohio to Missouri to Illinois.  He saw the approach of federal troops as simply the latest armed force to set out to destroy them.  But he decided that this time would be different.  He roared from the pulpit: "Let it be treason or not treason . . . .  The Lord God Almighty and the Elders of Israel being our helpers, they shall not come into this territory.  I will fight them and I will fight all hell rather than tamely submit to such outrageous wrong and oppression."  This episode covers: The strategy the Latter-day Saints adopted to resist Johnston's ArmyDaniel H. Well's Council of War on 3 October 1857The, uh, friendship between Captain Porter Rockwell and Major Lot SmithLot Smith's daring raid on the Army's supply wagon trainThe single most memorable line of the Utah War - "For His sake, I'm going to burn them." Special thanks to Utah War historian William "Bill" MacKinnon - His two-volume set, "At Sword's Point: A Documentary History of the Utah War to 1858" is an extraordinary resource for anyone interested in learning more about the Utah War.   Key Words: Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells, Porter Rockwell, Lot Smith, N.V. Jones, James Parshall Terry, John Dawson, Utah War, Burning Supply Wagons, Raiders, Nauvoo Legion, Scorched Earth, Fort Supply, Fort Bridger.

Following the Mormon expulsion from Missouri, someone made an attempt on Missouri Gov Boggs' life.  Most people think it was Porter Rockwell. What does historian Steve LeSueur have to say about the matter? Gov Boggs Assassination Attempt GT:  Oh, except for I guess we forgot about the assassination of Gov Boggs. Actually, I wanted to […]

Elder Jaxxxon, Bishop Jensen, & Porter Rockwell get together to talk about Barges.

In Part 3 of our discussion on the Council of Fifty, we discuss the role of Brigham Young after the death of Joseph Smith and the Saints' plan to leave the United States. Gerrit also shares a story about Porter Rockwell. If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

Joseph's Smith's gathering at the Mansion House in Nauvoo, Illinois on the last Christmas of his life is discussed.  I discuss my travels to that place, as well as to the jail at Carthage where Joseph, and his brother Hyrum were killed. Joseph Smith and Porter Rockwell and their final resting places are talked about in this special Christmas episode as well.

In part 2 of our discussion of the Council of Fifty and the lost teachings found in the minute books of that organization, we discuss some of the harsh feelings the Saints felt after Joseph's murder.  The continued mob violence against the Saints in 1845 further alienated them from the United States and gave them greater resolve to leave the nation.  One of the council members featured in this discussion is Porter Rockwell, and some of the things he has to say in these council meetings. If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

On this episode of A Brothers Creed Podcast we share stories from the wild west. We share stories of the wild west that continue to mystify us today. Jared shares a story of a lost Spanish Galleon in the desert that is rumored to have lost treasure within. He tells about the infamous Porter Rockwell and the role he played as a wild west Lawman and protector of leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints. Ethan shares stories of the first black deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi River, Bass Reeves, aka the real Lone Ranger. Reeves was a legendary Law man and arrested over 3,000 felons in the wild west frontier. Ethan also shares stories of extraterrestrial encounters amongst the inhabitants of the west as well. You don't want to miss this interesting episode of times long past.     If you enjoyed this episode please leave a review and comments on what topic you would like to hear about next. Follow us on Instagram @a.brothers.creed Follow us on YouTube here Follow us on TikTok @a.brothers.creed

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Jason tackles this deep dive into D&C 125 – 128. In the first section, we read about the Lord’s message …

Originally published on the 8th of May 2021 but since it's now officially past the threshold for retention we now present it to you…in all of its dated glory. If you want to hear this content fresh, please consider supporting the show via Patreon. The original text follows below: On this week's secret show, X wanted to take folks down the historical treat that is Orrin Porter Rockwell as portrayed by Wikipedia, and he noticed while reading the LDS Church's version of this nefarious murderer's life story...that there were certain things missing or were just straight up lies. Come join us as we delve into a light, surface level retelling of who the hell Porter Rockwell really was. [audio src="http://audio.voxnest.com/stream/f3a8b07f17d6483bb9aa9ff509f0937b/podhell.com/episodes/UO/PATRON/UO20210508P.mp3"] Right Click to Download Email: Mailbag@UtahOutcasts.com Voicemail/SMS line: (347) 669-3377 Instagram: Click Here Facebook: Click Here Twitter: Click Here YouTube: Click Here BUY SOME MERCH!!! Subscribe via iTunes Support us via Patreon Support us via PayPal Join the Discussion?

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In 1861, Abraham Lincoln appointed John W. Dawson as the third Territorial Governor of Utah.  Lincoln's decision would lead to a cascade of bizarre, unintended consequences – from Utah's first #MeToo episode involving a governor, to yet another gunfight involving Porter Rockwell, to the discovery of a massive grave robbing operation within Salt Lake City, and - reportedly – a French Ghost haunting the Great Salt Lake.  On today's episode, we will explore the Governor, the Gunfight, and the Ghost of the Great Salt Lake [Part 1].Key Words:  Brigham Young, Abraham Lincoln, Albina Williams, Thomas S. Williams, John W. Dawson, Utah Territory, John M. Bernheisal, #MeToo in Pioneer Utah, Wood Reynolds, Moroni Clawson, Jason Luce, Lot Huntington, John P. Smith, Utah War, Deseret News, Orrin Porter Rockwell, Danites.   To learn more about the information in this episode, please check out Special thanks to the History Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for making the primary sources available!  You can find the letter of John M. Bernheisal describing his conversation with Abraham Lincoln here:  Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877) > Utah Delegate Files, 1849-1872 > John M. Bernhisel to Brigham Young, 1849- 1866 > 1862 January-March; Call Number CR 1234 1 .You can find the affidavit of Albina Williams here: Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877) > Federal and Local Government Files, 1844-1876; Call Number CR 1234 1 .See also the Deseret News , "Departure of the Governor," Deseret News (Jan. 1, 1861).  For more information on the beating of Governor Dawson, check out Salt Lake City Archives, "I Found it in the Archives - 1861 Criminal Case" (Oct. 3, 2012), available at https://slcoarchives.wordpress.com/tag/john-w-dawson/. Harold Schindler, In Another Time: Sketches of Utah History 81-82 (1998).

In 1861, Abraham Lincoln appointed John W. Dawson as the third Territorial Governor of Utah.  Lincoln's decision would lead to a cascade of bizarre, unintended consequences – from Utah's first #MeToo episode involving a governor, to yet another gunfight involving Porter Rockwell, to the discovery of a massive grave robbing operation within Salt Lake City, and - reportedly – a French Ghost haunting the Great Salt Lake.  On today's episode, we will explore the Governor, the Gunfight, and the Ghost of the Great Salt Lake [Part 1].Key Words:  Brigham Young, Abraham Lincoln, Albina Williams, Thomas S. Williams, John W. Dawson, Utah Territory, John M. Bernheisal, #MeToo in Pioneer Utah, Wood Reynolds, Moroni Clawson, Jason Luce, Lot Huntington, John P. Smith, Utah War, Deseret News, Orrin Porter Rockwell, Danites.   To learn more about the information in this episode, please check out Special thanks to the History Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for making the primary sources available!  You can find the letter of John M. Bernheisal describing his conversation with Abraham Lincoln here:  Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877) > Utah Delegate Files, 1849-1872 > John M. Bernhisel to Brigham Young, 1849- 1866 > 1862 January-March; Call Number CR 1234 1 .You can find the affidavit of Albina Williams here: Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877) > Federal and Local Government Files, 1844-1876; Call Number CR 1234 1 .See also the Deseret News , "Departure of the Governor," Deseret News (Jan. 1, 1861).  For more information on the beating of Governor Dawson, check out Salt Lake City Archives, "I Found it in the Archives - 1861 Criminal Case" (Oct. 3, 2012), available at https://slcoarchives.wordpress.com/tag/john-w-dawson/. Harold Schindler, In Another Time: Sketches of Utah History 81-82 (1998).  

Conoce la peculiar vida y el legado de fe y obediencia de este fiel amigo del profeta José Smith.

On September 16th, 1844, Frank Worrell was a man on a mission.  Flanked by a group of friends, Worrell  galloped out of Carthage, Illinois on the main road to Nauvoo.   Worrell had enough of the Jack Mormon Backenstos (the term meant a person friendly towards the Mormons though not a Mormon himself).  Worrell believed that, if they were ever going to drive the Mormon people from Illinois, Backenstos had to die.  Worrell's mission?  Chase down the sheriff and shoot him dead before he could reach the safety Nauvoo.  On this episode, we discuss Worrell's background as the commander of the Carthage Greys, the guard force at the Carthage Jail.  We explain Worrell's complicity in the murder and the later cover-up at the trial of the alleged killers.  Then, we review the spree of anti-Mormon burnings that started in September 1845 from the perspective of William Draper, one of the victims of the mob violence. To learn more about the information in this episode, please check out Dallin H. Oaks & Marvin S. Hill, Carthage Conspiracy: The Trial of the Accused Assassins of Joseph Smith (1979).   Key words: Porter Rockwell, Frank Worrell, Mormons, Latter-day Saints, Levi Williams, Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, mobs, Carthage, Warsaw, Nauvoo.

This episode concludes the story of "The Man Who Shot Frank Worrell."On September 16th, 1844, Frank Worrell was a man on a mission.  Flanked by a group of friends, Worrell  galloped out of Carthage, Illinois on the main road to Nauvoo.   Worrell had enough of the Jack Mormon Backenstos (the term meant a person friendly towards the Mormons though not a Mormon himself).  Worrell believed that, if they were ever going to drive the Mormon people from Illinois, Backenstos had to die.  Worrell's mission?  Chase down the sheriff and shoot him dead before he could reach the safety Nauvoo.  On this episode, we discuss the increase of mob violence against non-Mormons who the Anti-Mormons (such as Worrell) viewed as too closely aligned with the Mormon cause.  This began with the assault on Sheriff Minor Deming, who ultimately shot and killed his attacker, Samuel Marshall, on the steps of the Carthage Courthouse.  Deming resigned as sheriff pending his trial, and Jacob Backenstos won election as the Sheriff of Hancock County.  But Backenstos would find himself riding for his life to escape a possee, led by Frank Worrell.  As luck would have it, this 2-mile chase led them both to a small group of Mormon refugees, under the escort of Porter Rockwell.    To learn more about the information in this episode, please check out Dallin H. Oaks & Marvin S. Hill, Carthage Conspiracy: The Trial of the Accused Assassins of Joseph Smith (1979).   

Please SUPPORT THESE FREE PODCASTS by donating at our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/latterdaymedia?fan_landing=trueEVERY BIT HELPS!  :)19 Come Follow Me with Joseph Smith Historian Kay GodfreyTo contact Kay, email: FootstepsOfJoseph@gmail.com~~~~~~~~~~Come Follow Me 2021 - Doctrine & CovenantsKay explains how POLYGAMY saved the Church! Part 2 of  "The Passport to Heaven" 1839-1841.INTERESTING RESEARCH QUESTIONS IN THIS EPISODE:1 - What did Joseph Smith avoid at the peril of his life?2 - What interesting invention did a man named Royalty tell Joseph Smith about?3 - What made the Church "perfectly organized" on March 17, 1842? 4 - What other influential institution was organized in Nauvoo (1842) that has been a source of confusion for some people through the Church's History?5 - What was "The Wasp?"6 - Who was referred to as the "immoral leper?"7 - What was prophesied about Porter Rockwell?8 - What was the "Kinderhood hoax?"~~~~~~~~Kay Godfrey is a period historian of the life of Joseph Smith.   He is a graduate of Brigham Young University.  He holds degrees in Historic Archaeology and Anthropology as well as Law Enforcement and Justice Administration.He has studied and researched the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith for over 45 years.  He has done extensive “on-site” research in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri.  He has spoken to the issue of the “Trials of the Prophet Joseph” at numerous symposiums in Nauvoo, Il. and Independence, Mo. He has edited books and videos for various authors on the historical accuracy of materials pertaining to Joseph Smith. He has authored a comprehensive four-part presentation detailing the life of Joseph Smith.  This history is entitled: “Following the Footsteps of Joseph”.  Kay’s material has been requested by such institutions as Oberlin College Archives, (Oberlin, Ohio) to be filed with the Spaulding Manuscript documents, Brigham Young University, in celebration of the bi-centennial celebration of Joseph Smith’s birth, the Joseph Smith Memorial Site, (Sharon, Vermont) as a teaching tool for new missionary couples and the archives department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Kay has been conducting domestic Church History tours for Morris Murdock and Legacy Travel since 1990.  He also takes groups to Israel and European (Apostle) destinations.  He speaks Hebrew and can read Egyptian hieroglyphs.  His wife, Debra speaks French.  Kay and his wife Debra recently served a mission to Sharon, Vermont, where they were involved in numerous historical preservation endeavors including having secured permission from Topsfield, MA, to have a monument erected in Pine Grove Cemetery as a tribute to five generations of the Topsfield Smiths.  Kay retired in 2012 after serving 35 years with the BSA.  He retired as Director of Development/Finance, Support Services and Public Relations for the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America.  He and his wife, Debra, live in Kaysville, Utah and are the parents of 5.Support the show (http://www.bookofmormonevidencestreaming.com)

#PorterRockwell #History #Mormonism #DestroyingAngel #Jake, Eric, and Jeff welcome Cliff Nordyke (https://www.instagram.com/mormonpipes) on the first episode in a new series entitled "Bad Men of God". Cliff regales us with the story of Porter Rockwell, early member of the Mormon Church, bodyguard to Joseph Smith, Utah lawman, and the "Destroying Angel" of Mormondom.linktr.ee/dadbodhistoryinstagram.com/dadbodhistorytwitter.com/dadbodhistoryfacebook.com/dadbodhistorytiktok.com/@dadbodhistory See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Avenging Angel. Who do the Mormons call when they need some asses kicked? Not Ray Parker Jr. They call Porter Fuckin' Rockwell. T-Shirts by How the West was Fucked Podcast | TeePublic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/htwwf/support

Porter Rockwell Porter Rockwell was nearly one of the old cowboys you see in the spaghetti westerns who was a crack shot and had is own wanted posters. But he was also one of the highest ranking Mormons in the beginning of the church's existence. Thumbnail: Porter Rockwell **Want to Support?** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/serial_killing Anchor: https://anchor.fm/serial-killing Website: https://serialkilling.squarespace.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/serial_killing/ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/serial-killing --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/serial-killing/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/serial-killing/support

Join Drifter & Gypsie as we take you around Utah to recount the places live & memorialized for a man who has killed more than Wyatt Earp, Doc Holladay, Tom Horn & Bat Masterson combined. This is Porter Rockwell, also known as The Destroying Angel.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RebelAtLarge)

Welcome back to Two Goddamn Gentlemen! This week, KC and DC try to recover from bonus episode #1 they recorded the night before, which you can see now at patreon.com/twogoddamngentlemen by bringing in two truly gentlemanly men: Martin Shkreli and Porter Rockwell. Never raise drug prices that didn't need raising.   Last week's results: Jonathan "Jessica" Yaniv - NOT a Gentleman (-13) Jerry Falwell Jr. - Not a Gentleman (-10)   Pass Judgement - www.twogoddamngentlemen.com/episodes Twitter - @TwoGentlemenPod / @TheGentlemanDC / @TheGentlemanKC    

Today is part two of our week with Jay Light, and to close out the week we have Orrin Porter Rockwell. Orrin isn't too well known a name outside of Mormondom, but if you're Mormon and don't know who he is, you're fucking up your religion. Also if I had known about this psychopath earlier I wouldn't have made so many golden plates and magic underwear jokes about this kooky religion, cuz Orrin was a badass. Gotta sift through some tall tales to get the truth, but still a bad dude. Enjoy!

On this episode, tensions are REALLY high between the Mormons and anti-Mormons in Nauvoo and Carthage respectively. We begin with John Taylor telling us about his meeting with Governor Thomas Ford about the Mormon side of the conflict. Because Ford was surrounded by enemies of the church as Taylor was telling the story, with affidavits included, the men scarcely let Taylor get a word out without calling what he said a “God damned lie”. Taylor returns to Nauvoo carrying Ford’s letter to Joseph Smith, which told Jo to surrender to arrest or the militia would be in Nauvoo before nightfall. Jo resolves to run away with his brother, Hyrum, and his closest advisor, Willard Richards, along with his hitman, Porter Rockwell. They cross the Mississippi under the cover of night and reach the home of a Mormon outside Nauvoo where they make camp for their journey to the “Great Basin” beyond the “Rocky Mountains”. The arresting posse of 30 men arrive in Nauvoo that morning to arrest Joseph and Hyrum, only to return to Carthage empty-handed, forcing Governor Ford’s hand to call the militia into Nauvoo to search for the fugitives. History of Illinois by Governor Thomas Ford https://archive.org/details/ahistoryillinoi00shiegoog/page/n354/mode/2up/search/messengers Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com 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/

On this episode, we take the opportunity to examine an enigmatic figure of Nauvoo Mormon history, Joseph H. Jackson. He visited the settlement in late 1842 where he was branded a Missouri spy and a Danite attempted to assassinate him. From that point forward he vowed revenge on the man responsible for nearly taking his life, Joseph Smith. Jackson ingratiated himself into the highest ranks of Nauvoo leadership and even participated in multiple secretive Danite missions to Missouri to break Porter Rockwell out of prison and kidnap two people who were set to testify against Joseph Smith in a Missouri court hearing. Jackson’s chief source of income during 1843-44 was manufacturing bogus coins (counterfeit) and his story is stranger than fiction as he himself stands as a wonderful personification of counterfeit. We discuss his dealings, misdealings, and maneuvers which illustrate a strong sense of self-preservation. Links: Joseph H. Jackson June 1844 expose http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/IL/sign1844.htm Council of Fifty Minutes https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/council-of-fifty-minutes-march-1844-january-1846-volume-1-10-march-1844-1-march-1845/98#full-transcript Lucy Mack Smith Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith https://archive.org/details/BiographicalSketchesOfJosephSmithTheProphet/mode/2up Thomas Ford’s History of Illinois https://archive.org/details/ahistoryillinoi00shiegoog/page/n342/mode/2up/search/nauvoo HoC volume 6 https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/volume-6-chapter-19 Nauvoo City Council Minutes https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/nauvoo-city-council-rough-minute-book-february-1844-january-1845/28#full-transcript JS 1844 journal https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1842-june-1844-book-4-1-march-22-june-1844/149#full-transcript How to find Chris Smith: https://www.facebook.com/ccsmith3 https://twitter.com/christophcsmith @christophcsmith Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.bandcamp.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/

Good News: Rains putting out the fires in Australia! Artist in the House:  Dakota Striplin. Raised in Brisbane, Australia. Singer and songwriter. Recently moved to… Continue ReadingStory Behind the Song – MODERN-DY SAMSON “the Porter Rockwell song” Written by Jason Deere The post Story Behind the Song – MODERN-DY SAMSON “the Porter Rockwell song” Written by Jason Deere appeared first on Nashville Tribute Band.

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Lauren and David drink spicy margs and meet the spicy real-life Mormon Avenger, the deadly, ruthless, gunslinging Porter Rockwell. Bodyguard of Joseph Smith, and Brigham Young’s Destroying Angel. Follow us @drunkmormonpod And we're on Patreon!

Ben and Garth review the Wikipedia page for Mormons. We saw the Book of Mormon by South Parks Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Bikes, ties and happiness. Who is a better God Alanis Morissette (with Alan Rickman's voice) or Steve Buscemi? Mormons vs Jehovah’s Witnesses, Lamanites vs Nephites and God vs the wizards. 1 Corinthians 11:6 “For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.” 39-59-2.05N 93-58-36.19W for the Garden of Eden. Porter Rockwell, Danite, marrying stuff, bigamy, hasa diga eebowai and guns. There are 7,346,235,000 people on earth 16,118,169 of them are Mormon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormons Humour Door Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumourDoor Humour Door YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr5ucoBBUNfpjLfc0EWM0ww Humour Door Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humourdoor/ Humour Door Twitter: @thehumourdoor humourdoor.com.au wikireviewpodcast@gmail.com Theme: I Live For The Bass Drum - DJ S3rl https://djs3rl.com/so

April 6 marks 189 years since the founding of the Church.  We know from history that Joseph Smith said there were the original 6 members.  But who were they?  Michael Marquardt makes some educated guesses. https://youtu.be/1FTvwwQDqiQ Michael: Yes, well the earliest [sources] we have, because if they're men, of course they would be ordained to an office in the church: elder, priest, teacher. And so since there was no minutes and no other church record, even though they were supposed to keep records, we don't have that. And so the Manuscript History of the Church mentions Joseph Smith, Sr. It also mentions Lucy Mack Smith and those are Joseph Smith's father and mother. It mentions Martin Harris. And, it didn't have the first name, but last name was Rockwell. GT: So was it Porter Rockwell probably? Michael: No. GT: No? Oh really. Michael: That is pretty close. It was his mother... Find out who else was likely there!  Check out our conversation.... Michael Marquardt makes an educated guess as to who the original 6 members of the church were on April 6, 1830. Don't forget to check out or previous conversation with Michael! 262: Church Founded in Manchester (Not Fayette)

On this episode of Legend Trip, we visit Porter’s Place in Lehi, Utah. This small abandoned restaurant, dedicated to the memory or Porter Rockwell, was known for their burgers, apparitions, and hauntings. Join us as we go on a Legend Trip.

On this episode, at the behest of Joseph Smith, Joseph H. Jackson embarks on a mercenary trip to Missouri in hopes of breaking Porter Rockwell out of jail and finishing off Ex-Governor Lilburn Boggs. His true intent? Collude with Jackson County Sheriff Reynolds to arrest Joseph Smith. He isn’t successful, but gathers some helpful intel to bring back to the prophet to gain his trust. Joseph Smith heads to Dixon, Illinois to preach but winds up arrested by Sheriffs Reynolds and Wilson; mobs form everywhere they go. The Danites are called out to canvass Illinois to break Jo out of custody and return him to the Kingdom on the Mississippi, and Jo has a pistol smuggled to him. Content warning for this episode, there’s some of strong language. Links: Second Arrest of Joseph Smith 1843 http://www.truthandgrace.com/1843arrest2.htm Joseph H. Jackson 1844 expose http://www.olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1840s/1844Jack.htm Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com 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/

On this episode, Orrin Pistol Packin’ Porter Rockwell lets down his guard and heads for Nauvoo. As he was about to board the steamer, a bounty hunter caught up with him. We follow Port and his troubles in Missouri criminal justice system of 1843. In Port’s absence, a new wolf in sheep’s clothing appears. Links: Boggs Shooting and Attempted Extradition by Morris A. Thurston https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4215&context=byusq Millennial Star 1860 https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/37198 Porter Rockwell “facts” http://www.ldsliving.com/Porter-Rockwell-7-Unbelievable-Facts-and-Stories-You-Didn-t-Know/s/77142 Joseph H. Jackson Bio https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joseph-h-jackson 1842 Slander case https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/summons-3-december-1842-b-city-of-nauvoo-v-davis-for-slander-of-js/1 Startling Disclosures August 1844 by Joseph H. Jackson http://www.olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1840s/1844Jack.htm Secular Society of MIT w/ Sohan Dsouza http://ssomit.mit.edu/ https://www.facebook.com/secularsocietyofmit/ http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_exmormon#.XGY1aVxKg2w Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com 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/

DEPUTY MARSHAL ROCKWELL From 1848 until his death in 1878, Porter acted as a deputy marshal peace officer of the Utah Territory, to keep law and order within the broad range of land that it covered. For the next 30 years he came into contact with every kind of peculiar people that lived or passed through the territory. To perform his duties in that office, he brought many men into the courts for trial and prison; but he also had to kill many men, as other marshals and deputies often, of necessity, had to do. Notwithstanding the reports of his critics, there is no proof that he ever wantonly killed anyone. The Utah Territory had its share of outlaws and desperados just like the Montana, California, and Texas territories of the west. Crime was common and life was often cheap in these rough wilderness lands. It was the duty of such men as Porter to meet or challenge the lawbreakers in order to bring law and peace to those who wanted it. Porter is said to have “carried on his duties with no more or less callousness and hardness than was necessary in any other region,” and correctly so.

The ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL, Part 2 of Chapter 9 of B L O O D A T O N E M E N T by OGDEN KRAUT     Reports came back to the Mormons that the Army intended to make war. It could mean more devastation than any mob had ever caused. One report said: The United States are sending 2500 infantry, besides Col. Sumner’s dragoons, which are to rendezvous in Great Salt Lake City this winter, 100 teamsters, the worst description of men, picked up on the frontiers, which are more to be dreaded than the soldiers. They are making great calculations for “Booty and Beauty”. (Parowan Historical Record, Aug. 7, 1857) On the other hand, Brigham Young was taking a much milder approach to the situation. He wanted no war nor bloodshed. “Blockade the road, set fire to their trains, burn the whole country before them, keep them from sleeping, BUT TAKE NO LIFE,” Brigham ordered. What a different attitude than that of the president of the United States. Who was the warmaker? Who proposed to shed blood? Who acted in haste, without reason or responsibility and was taking a “savage” stand against innocent people?

ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL, Chapter 9 of B L O O D A T O N E M E N T by OGDEN KRAUT Page 121 But having been the vortex of controversy while he lived, it seems, somehow, only fitting that the same would be true after his passing Rockwell’s past has been distorted to incredible extremes by writers on two continents who transformed his name into a synonym for terror. (Harold Schindler, Preface to Orrin Porter Rockwell) Orrin Porter Rockwell was a scout, pioneer, frontiersman, and a deputy marshal. His life and career became widely known by friend and foe throughout his colorful life. Only the wild west could contain such a man–a man desperately needed in that era of time. His was an adventurous life, and an antagonistic one, as every lawman well knows. Lawless gunmen feared him; citizens were comforted by his presence. If he had not been a Mormon, he would have been considered not only as one of their best friends, but as one of the most famous western heroes in America.

In this episode we interview Angelo Baca, Sarah Newcomb, Cam Lebbon, Hyrum Joe, and Sheldon Spotted Elk about their experiences as Native Americans within Mormonism. As a framing, we utilize Angelo Baca's chapter in the new book "Decolonizing Mormonism" edited by Dr. Gina Colvin and Dr. Joanna Brooks The essay is entitled: "Porter Rockwell and Samuel the Lamanite Fistfight in Heaven."

In this episode we interview Angelo Baca, Sarah Newcomb, Cam Lebbon, Hyrum Joe, and Sheldon Spotted Elk about their experiences as Native Americans within Mormonism. As a framing, we utilize Angelo Baca's chapter in the new book "Decolonizing Mormonism" edited by Dr. Gina Colvin and Dr. Joanna Brooks The essay is entitled: "Porter Rockwell and Samuel the Lamanite Fistfight in Heaven."

In this episode we interview Angelo Baca, Sarah Newcomb, Cam Lebbon, Hyrum Joe, and Sheldon Spotted Elk about their experiences as Native Americans within Mormonism. As a framing, we utilize Angelo Baca's chapter in the new book "Decolonizing Mormonism" edited by Dr. Gina Colvin and Dr. Joanna Brooks The essay is entitled: "Porter Rockwell and Samuel the Lamanite Fistfight in Heaven."

A very special 2 part episode today!! First up is the LIVE show from Skyline Improv Festival in Salt Lake City Utah with Guest Lisa Michelle Church. She tells the story of Porter Rockwell, better known as The Destroying Angel of Mormondom. Joined by local Utah improvisers TJ Penrod, Danielle Stusi, Brenton Gardner, and Sofie White. After the live show there is a special sneak peek of "Last Action Gyro" my improvised movie group. You will recognize History Made Up favorites Travis Cherniss and Mari Moroz as well as myself and Lucas Skoff. We are premiering our improvised movie show August 25th at the 4th Street Theater in Des Moines.

Biografía de Porter Rockwell, danita, guardaespaldas de José Smith y Brigham Young y casi vengador del Gran Profeta. Puede leer el ensayo en PDF aquí, o en el blog de Pesquisas cliqueando aquí. Para ayudar al programa, puede hacer una donación única en http://www.paypal.me/pesquisasmormonas o hacer donaciones frecuentes en http://www.patreon.com/pesquisasmormonas Gracias!

Joseph Smith, the prophet and founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his close friend, Porter Rockwell, are charged with the attempted assassination of a former Governor of Missouri.This charge proves to be the latest instance in over a decade of persecution against the prophet -- which persecution has now been taken up by the Anti-Mormons in Illinois.

Click here for a Porter Rockwell picture  Joseph re-allocates the church's possessions to his inner circle. Step 1: Get rid of the Bad People in your inner circle by politicking them out of said inner circle so you can take their portion. Step 2: Give the big items to people who might know what to do with it. Step 3: Don't worry about it if your name is John Johnson and literally your entire farm and land is being given to a crazy guy named Martin Harris.   Patron Bonus Episode: The Return of the Sister Missionaries (plus 1) Drink Count - 7 Here are two takes on the recent actions take by Salt Lake City officials to remove the homeless from view. It's a good thing because it's a targeted approach It's a bad thing, it just scatters people without helping Council of 50: Minutes  Read along with us at CompareDandC.com Support the show at Patreon.com/Mybookofmormonpodcast  

This week we talk about Star Trek Beyond, Porter Rockwell, and Travel Man. Music for the show provided by Reed Love and OGRE.

The Dungeon Crawler team sits down with author David J. West to talk about his new story Six Gun Serenade and his upcoming novel The Scavengers starring Porter Rockwell who David dubs as an original American bad ass of the Old West. To find out more about check out the show! Remember if you haven’t already to like us on Facebook or tweet us on Twitter. Join the conversation as we want to hear from you as we value our listener’s opinions and if your download our show on iTunes, please give us a review.

Dave and Gareth examine crazy tough guy Mormon Porter Rockwell. SOURCESTOUR DATESREDBUBBLE MERCH

Join Lindsay as she interviews historian Joseph Geisner about 1850’s Utah including stories about Bill Hickman and Porter Rockwell.  This episode contains strong themes of violence. This is part two of a two-part episode.   Links and text mentioned and read in this podcast:   Housewives, Hussies, and Heroines, or the Women of Johnston’s Army […]

Join Lindsay as she interviews historian Joseph Geisner about 1850’s Utah including stories about Bill Hickman and Porter Rockwell.  This episode contains strong themes of violence. This is part one of a two-part episode.

Some called him a Guardian Angel, others (mostly those who'd looked down the barrel of his gun) called him The Angel of Death.  He was blessed by the prophet that he'd never be killed by bullet or blade and as a token of that promise he was told never to cut his hair.  Word of that promise made him a Western legend, and plenty of outlaws put it to the test, but none successfully.In the annals of LDS church history, perhaps no one but Joseph Smith himself has been cause for so much speculation and so many fascinating stories, but authors Jerry Borrowman and John W. Rockwell (Porter's great-great-grandson) sift through the legends for the facts—which even without embellishment somehow still leave us scratching our heads wondering who this boyhood friend of Joseph's, from the neighboring farm in Palmyra, really was.That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull...

What would you ask Brother Brigham if you could sit down and talk about the trek West, his relationship with Joseph Smith, Johnson's army, or a hundred other topics?Thanks to the expertise and research of actor James Arrington, Salt Lake City broadcaster Joan Peterson and I got to do just that. Hear about the first Pioneer Day celebrations in the canyons and the memorable July 24th when Porter Rockwell rode into the festivities to announce Johnson's army was on its way!That's this week on the Cricket and Seagull...