Ch.27 p.246-252 The Memoirs of President Joseph Smith lll

The more I read, the more my blood boils. This episode portrays the arrogance and dominance of Brigham Young, as well as that of Heber C Kimball. Men were manipulated to take plural wives, against the wishes of their first wife and therefore first wives left them. Brigham Young extracted over and beyond of tithing from the members, creating upset to the honest membership. The Book of Mormon and scripture had not been included in sermons of the utah church.