On this episode, we take a break from the historical timeline to examine a person that has been shrouded in mystery since making his way onto the Mormon historical scene in 1978; Mark Hofmann. He’s a man responsible for manufacturing an unknowable number of forgeries and selling them to the Church and other private collectors. All of his actions eventually lead up to 3 bombs going off, killing two people and severely injuring Hofmann himself. This is part one and it gets us up to the Salamander Letter in 1984, a year and a half before bombs start going off. 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/ Voicemail Line (864)Nake-dMo (625-3366) Links: Second Anointing http://www.utlm.org/images/tracking/trackingp3_templeritual.gif Joseph Smith III Blessing http://www.mormoninformation.com/blessing.htm Gordon B. Hinckley Conference Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeLRsGLJz7w&list=PLClOO0BdaFaMJgXD--epQ4wWIqN4rRifk&index=9 September 9, 1984 Deseret News “Church” section https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=glgnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7092%2C3139859 Dallin Oaks CES Symposium defending Salamander letter http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/trackingconfessions2.htm Tracking the White Salamander with color coded source texts of Salamander Letter http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/trackingch1.htm#ULM'S INVESTIGATION September 1, 1984 Deseret News article titled “Letter” https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=UwEomQ3UdWgC&dat=19840901&printsec=frontpage&hl=en