Why the Saints Sought Plural and Eternal Marriage (Restoration Revealed Episode 25)

1:10 Nauvoo’s Red Brick store with Taunalyn Ford - Church Headquarters 4:00 D&C 132 revelation and William Clayton 6:50 Smith Family Homestead - Emma’s Faith journey 9:10 Answering questions about polygamy 12:25 Experiences of women and strengthening Faith 15:15 Heber & Vilate Kimball Home - Eternal Marriage 18:45 Salt Lake City Cemetery - Facing trials with Faith In this fascinating episode, host Casey Griffiths explores one of the most profound and challenging revelations of the Restoration — Joseph Smith’s teachings on Eternal and Plural Marriage in 1840s Nauvoo, Illinois. Special guest Taunalyn Ford, a historian and writer for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints specializing in women histories, brings insight and empathy into the everyday lives of the women who participated in plural marriage from Church History. Casey and Taunalyn uncover the truth behind the people, history, and events that shaped this sacred and complex chapter in Latter-day Saint history. Discover how early Church members wrestled with faith, family, and obedience as they sought to live principles revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith — doctrines that expanded the Saints’ understanding of eternal relationships, divine covenants, and the eternal potential of men and women. Join us as we look beyond controversy to the faith, sacrifice, and conviction of those who believed that marriage, sealed by divine authority, could last forever. *Donate to Scripture Central: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/scripture-central/donations *Sign up for our email list: https://forms.aweber.com/form/87/2078810487.htm *Download our free scripture study tool, the ScripturePlus app: https://www.scriptureplus.org/ ____________________________________________ *The opinions expressed may represent the views of the individual creators or guests alone, and do not necessarily represent official positions of Scripture Central or of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. *This channel may make use of copyrighted material, the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. *This Channel may also make use of artwork, voices, video, and effects that are generated by AI (Artificial Intelligence). We do our best to disclose when necessary our use of AI, but know that we make regular usage of AI materials in our content. We do not use AI to deceive or mislead. #ScriptureCentral #ComeFollowMe #ChurchOfJesusChristOfLatterdaySaints Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices