Mormon Church Now Teaching Polygamy to Children: Is it Grooming? | Ep. 1974

Recently the Mormon Church released a new set of storybooks for children. For the storybook entitled "Doctrine and Covenants Stories" it has released a polygamy section that many feel is extremely harmful to children.Please join us as a Mormon Mom (Alyssa Witbeck) and a Mormon Therapist (Natasha Helfer) discuss their feelings about the likely harm that this section will cause to children.Show NotesYouTube00:05:30 The background and where to find this00:13:30 Coming clean of their own volition vs the internet forcing them00:14:54 Obedience is more important than intuition00:19:09 God condones prophets to be predators00:21:46 “The Lord commanded plural marriage”00:26:45 Nowhere does God command polygamy in the Bible00:32:21 Joseph is devastated for having to live polygamy00:37:50 How did this happen if these men were called of God?00:39:25 To claim that Joseph didn’t want to do this00:43:15 Emma sometimes helped Joseph decide who to marry00:46:44 Teaching the Twelve Apostles about polygamy00:50:15 Brigham Young with his first wife00:52:02 The laws against polygamy00:52:52 John Dehlin’s polygamous grandparents00:59:00 The Manifesto and end of polygamy01:03:20 How sealings work in the Mormon church01:10:02 This polygamy lesson teach and normalizes to children01:26:30 Do they want to believe in a God that was okay with all of this?01:30:50 Quick quiz01:40:00 Why does all this matter?01:47:10 Does this qualify as grooming?01:52:20 Upcoming lessons on plural marriage for 2025Mormon Stories Thanks Our Generous Donors!Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donation through Donorbox Support us on Patreon PayPal VenmoOur Platforms: YouTube Patreon Spotify Apple PodcastsContact us:[email protected] Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117Social Media: Insta: @mormstories TikTok: @mormonstoriespodcast Join the Discord