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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

In case someone hasn't pointed it out yet, you've turned John Turner into a prophet. Been loving the videos on the origins and impact of D&C 132.

Screenshot of text with the name John Turner underlined. It should be John Taylor.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I'm 80 miles away from Evanston, WY, and I felt this. 😳

Earthquake map showing 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in Evanston, WY, on 22 Jan 2026.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

The FP & Q12 dedicated a place in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in 2020 for them to use while the SL Temple is under construction.

Text: On Jan. 7, 2020, the city issued a “certificate of occupancy,” which was apparently the day it was move-in ready.

That substitute space was then “prepared” and “dedicated,” church spokesperson Doug Andersen said Wednesday.

“During the time that the Salt Lake Temple is undergoing renovation,” he said, “senior church leaders will meet in a dedicated space that has been prepared in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.”

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Awesome lightning tonight, but I still love the vibrant rainbows I saw this morning. (Only got one pic, but there were several.)

Rainbow against dark clouds with mountainside in forefront.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Wayback Machine confirms that the original 2015 "About" page at Book of Mormon Central points to Ancient America Foundation as its legal entity.

Screenshot of Book of Mormon Central About page from 5 December 2015, courtesy of the Internet Archive's Wayback Marchine.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Sunstone trivia night fun at the Gilgal Gardens. 😁

Sunstone trivia team standing by the Joseph Smith sphinx at Gilgal Gardens.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

In the notes, Harris points out that some of the apostles were shocked by the decision.

Photo of text from page 376 of "Second-Class Saints" by Matt Harris.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Matt Harris talks briefly about it in Second-Class Saints on page 141.

Photo of text on page 141 from book "Second-Class Saints" by Matt Harris.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I saw this while googling the other day. @hendrixkomoto.bsky.social - a new data point for your research on Ina Coolbrith.

AI overview incorrectly answering the question "Did Joseph Smith marry a mother and daughter?" Response states erroneously that (1) Ina Coolbrith was a daughter of Patty Sessions, (2) Ina Coolbrith married Joseph Smith, and (3) Ina Coolbrith was the mother of Ina Coolbrith.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Got questions about Mormon History? Go check out 4 awesome historians (also 4 awesome people!) doing an AMA on the r/askhistorians subreddit on Tuesday, May 13th! @benjaminepark.bsky.social @lhp.bsky.social

Advertisement for AMA on r/askhistorians with 4 Mormon Historians on May 13th: Ben Park, Bryan Buchanan, Lindsay Hansen-Park, and Todd Compton.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Hey @tokensandsigns.org, you just inspired my session proposal for Sunstone.

Screenshot showing text. Proposed Session Title: Giving Oxygen to Conspiracy Theorists? Why Scholars Need to Address Polygamy "Truther" Arguments

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Had a positive experience at the inaugural Journal of Mormon Polygamy conference this weekend. I used a fun research project as a case study to present techniques for historical (& genealogical) research. Also got to geek out with Mormon history & blogging friends, like @gospeltangents.bsky.social

Photo of four individuals at Journal of Mormon Polygamy conference.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The post on the "Church News" page advertising the same article (posted two hours later) wisely changed the wording.

Screenshot of Church News Facebook post. Text: "A documentary filmed in West Africa shows how The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and NAACP are building ambassadors of peace and harmony." Article headline: "New documentary follows young adults during Amos C. Brown Fellowship to Ghana."

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

My immigrant ancestor bearing my maiden name was born in Birmingham, so this tracks.

Surname map of UK showing hotspots in SE Ireland, Birmingham, and Gloucester.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Here's the pertinent part where Oaks points out how the law *as understood in 1844* would've likely justified city officials to stop publication of the Expositor.

The foregoing authorities suggest three bases for the characterization of the Expositor and its individual issues as a nuisance. The safety and good order of the community were threatened by the Expositor: (1) because the reaction of an outraged citizenry threatened the annihilation of the newspaper and perhaps the injury of its publishers by mob action in the city, (2) because its continuance might incite mob action by anti-Mormons in the surrounding areas against the city and its inhabitants; and (3) because of their scurrilous, defamatory, and perhaps obscene character, the individual newspapers were offensive to public morals. In view of the law discussed above, particularly the statement in Blackstone, the combination of these three considerations seems to have been sufficient to give the Nauvoo City Council considerable basis in the law of their day for their action in characterizing the published issues of the Nauvoo Expositor as a nuisance and in summarily abating them by destruction

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

He offers several possibilities, but none would have prevented the widespread belief that Nauvoo officials violated the first amendment.

Constitutional guarantee of free press. It was not the destruction of private property without compensation that caused Joseph Smith and his associates to be condemned for the Expositor affair. The principal complaint would have been the same if the council had silenced the paper by a court order, by jailing the editor, or by padlocking the premises. The most important legal aspect of the Expositor suppression — the one that served to enrage public opinion, disenchant sympathetic historians, and offend the sensibilities of modern students — is the charge that the action violated the freedom of the press.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Fun fact: Jell-O is such an iconic food for Utahns that we had commemorative pins depicting a bowl of green Jell-O when Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Photo of a commemorative pin produced for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake featuring a bowl of green Jell-O.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

When you finally determine that the 19th century handwriting says "Mrs. Nesbot" and, days later, you still have Buzz Lightyear's deranged laughter running through your head...

Scene from 1995 movie Toy Story. Buzz Lightyear talking to Woody: "Don't you get it? You see the hat? I AM MRS. NESBITT!"

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

Looked at the article and laughed at this pic. Does not convince me that they have a good handle on the religious culture.

Sister Wives photo from Collider article depicting a cross above a couple in bed.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 27/05/2024

According to Carlos' 1979 obituary, he had a wife, three kids, parents, and siblings still living. Newspapers dot com has several references for him in Elmira newspapers, including when he joined the army reserves in 1957.

1979 obituary of Carlos Edwardo Mejia from the 4 Sep 1979 Star-Gazette in Elmira, New York.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

My first published Mormon history essay! It's about three sisters who married one of my ancestors, exploring how individual life experiences likely factored into their perspectives on polygamy. I've been researching these ladies (Eliza Clift, Mary Clift, & Sarah E. Clift) for about 10 years.

Book titled "Secret Covenants: New Insights on Early Mormon Polygamy" edited by Cheryl L. Bruno laid over second book opened to Chapter 9.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 09/05/2024

Check newspapers for the region. They were introducing radar in the area at the time, so lots of articles about speeders. Also looks like the speed limit varied depending on the stretch (35-55 mph, see pic) with a 25 mph limit enforced within city limits.

Screenshot of 15 Sep 1955 Davis News Article: County residents are also, advised that the 10-mile stretch of Highway 77, between Davis and Wynnewood, now under construction, has been legally designated as a 45-mile per hour speed Iimit zone. The road is well marked with many signs listing the speed limit and all drivers are cautioned to observe

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

Legacy of Liberty Inc. (the maker of that plaque) is based in Orem, btw.

Screenshot of Legacy of Liberty Inc. from the Utah business entity database.

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Mary Ann Clements @maclements.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

It took a year for the energy healing media statement to make it to a conference talk, and Elder Ballard repeated prior warnings about affinity fraud in the same discourse. "The Trek Continues," October 2007.

Do not listen to those who entice you with get-rich schemes. Our members have lost far too much money, so be careful. In some places, too many of our people are looking beyond the mark and seeking secret knowledge in expensive and questionable practices to provide healing and support. An official Church statement, issued one year ago, states: "We urge Church members to be cautious about participating in any group that promises—in exchange for money—miraculous healings or that claims to have special methods for accessing healing power outside of properly ordained priesthood holders."

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