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132 Problems: Revisiting Mormon Polygamy

by Michelle Stone

A deep dive into the murky waters of Mormon polygamy.

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  1. 167: Whitney & Jeremy on Claims About Four Supposed Wives

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problems

  2. 166: When God Sends Women - Emma's Testimony, Part 2

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLinks:Schuyler Colfax Journal: https://archive.org/details/westerngalaxymin0001geor/page/246/mode/2upNew York Times July 18, 1865: https://archive.org/details/NYTimes-July-Aug-1865/page/n131/mode/2upCatharine...

  3. 165: The Modern Mating Crisis with Mads Larsen

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsMads Larsen's Book: Stories of Love from Vikings to Tinder https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/93108/1/9781040157152.pdf Polygamy and the Male Brain:...

  4. 164: Ordained To Expound and Exhort – Emma's Testimony part 1

    Exonerating Emma (from the accusations of Brigham Young): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLN8Er1_A&t=258sEmma and Joseph: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3KtLnYFu9cMaxine Hanks Discussing Emma, Relief Society, and Female Authority: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeAV_dgE8W8&t=3485sWilliam...

  5. 163: Wayne May on Book of Mormon Geography and Historicity

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsBook of Mormon Conference - sponsored by Wayne Mayhttps://www.ldsarchaeology.com/events/

  6. 162: Maxine Hanks on Emma and the Organization of the Relief Society

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsEpisode on Emma:Emma and Joseph: https://youtu.be/J3KtLnYFu9c?si=OVdv53QRdU-gjQXSExonerating Emma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLN8Er1_AWomen and Authority: https://amzn.to/4iQzkxyMormon Studies...

  7. 161: Brigham's Transfiguration & Joseph's Polygamy: Two Dubious Narratives

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsJohn Dehlin brings up very good points about the problems with the dubious story of the transfiguration of Brigham Young. Hopefully he and his audience can see that the story of Joseph Smith's polygamy…

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  8. 160: The Nauvoo Expositor Affidavits -- Reboot

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsThis is the one. Please watch to the end.Links:-Nauvoo Expositor (Affidavits on pg 2) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O... -Joseph Smith July 16 Sermon: -Franklin D Richars:...

  9. 159 Live Call-in Show #4

    Mormon Stories, #FreeMichelle, Journal of Mormon Polygamy Conference. Lots to talk about!!

  10. 158: Response to John Dehlin pt. 1: Sources Matter, w/ Cheryl Bruno

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLinks: Journalofmormonpolygamy.orgUpcoming Appearance on Mormon Stories (Tuesday @ 10:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uckiwjN3P2k Almera Johnson Affidavit:...

  11. 157: Spreading the Good News of the TRUTH About Polygamy w/ Karen Hyatt

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLinks: Watch "Woe Unto You, Scribes: The Hidden History of Polygamy" here:https://josephtoldthetruth.org/Or on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLbLQR95zj8Rob Fotheringham, "First LDS Polygamist…

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  12. 156: Backstory on the Keith Erekson Fireside - An Invitation to Do Better

    Helena's Questions, Email, and Response: https://132problems.org/episode-156-supplemental-material/

  13. 155: The Lott Family Bible - Proof of Joseph's Polygamy?

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLinks:Lott Family Bible: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/7226d36f-b3a5-4c0e-9d0c-33d87d46ffb4/0/3Joseph F. Smith Reminiscence (re Cornelius Lott):...

  14. 154: Response to Keith Erekson -- No Sir, That's NOT History

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsKeith Erekson fireside, Far West Missouri stake, January 12, 2025"Your Questions about Church History...Answered," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H3xklwJAP4Kent P. Jackson, "New Discoveries in the Joseph...

  15. 153: Prophetic Infallibility, Pt. 1 - "Follow the Prophet"

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsGeneral Conference Search Tool: https://www.lds-general-conference.org/Journal of Discourses: https://jod.mrm.org/ Follow the Prophet Composer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZLqtCGcEEg Joy D. Jones...

  16. 152: Investigating G-G-G-grandpa Clayton's Journals, with Kimberli Brown

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problems

  17. 151: Repenting of Polygamy - A Conversation with Steve Baer

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsSteve's podcast, "Latter-day Strength"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latter-day-strength/id1661691405

  18. 150: What Joseph's Family Really Thought -- About POLYGAMY

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLinks: Original Keystone Video (Please comment and post this response!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozVY0okFvVs T.E. Lloyd quote: http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/MO/Miss1881.htm Joseph's Vision of...

  19. 149: Polygamy, the Cockroach in the Sundae - with Kathy Bence

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsReasons to Rescind YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@katherinebencePolygamy: A Nonsensical Part of the Restorationhttps://www.nonsensicalpolygamyrestored.com/Michael Mathews II's...

  20. 148: James Whitehead, W. W. Blair, and the Dangers of Cherry-Picking

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLinks: Orson Pratt, The Seer: https://archive.org/details/seereditedbyorso01unse/page/30/mode/2up Jennie Anderson Froiseth, Women of Mormondom:...

  21. False Narratives and Weak Sources: Plural Marriage for Children pt 2

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLink to the Plural Marriage lesson for kids:https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-stories-2025/44-plural-marriage?lang=eng Joseph's anti-polygamy changes to the Bible: 1…

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  22. The Importance of Age Appropriateness and Parental Consent: Plural Marriage for Children pt 1

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLink to the Plural Marriage lesson for kids:https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-stories-2025/44-plural-marriage?lang=eng

  23. 147: Integrity and Transparency - A Response to Brian Hales

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLinks:INTERVIEW NOTES ON BRIAN'S OWN WEBSITE: https://mormonpolygamydocuments.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/JSIII-Inteview-with-Emma-Smith-1879-from-EMD-Vogel.pdf I WISH I had known about this clip to…

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  24. 146: Consider Yourself as Eve with Meghan Farner

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsConsider Yourself as Eve: A Guide to Spiritual Development for Women (and the Men Who Love Them), by Meghan Farnerhttps://amzn.to/41e5jCm

  25. 145: Talking Polygamy and Politics with Jim Bennett

    LISTEN TO MICHELLE’S INTERVIEW ON JIM BENNETT’S PODCAST!“Was Joseph Smith Really a Polygamist? A Conversation with Michelle Brady Stone”Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian WilksSpotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/4w9zq5zU2t6wyi5oW7272VApple...

  26. 144: Brigham's Masonic Cipher

    Correction: I failed to also mention Nick Literski as a foremost scholar on Masonry and a co-author on Method Infinite. Nick's contributions to this field should not go without saying. My apologies for the oversight.Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo:...

  27. 143: Revisiting the Temple with Cory Jensen

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsCory's website: https://www.templeendowment.com/You can download a free copy of Completing Your Endowment from the website. The discussion on the roadmap that the endowment provides can be found in Chapter 5…

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  28. 142: Hyrum Smith - The Polygamy Narrative's Achilles' Heel

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLinks:Whitney Horning's Paper: https://132problems.org/refuting-claims-that-hyrum-smith-was-a-polygamist/Hyrum's Affidvait re: Bennett:...

  29. 141: Women's Empowerment in the Church w/ Colleen Kelson Rogers

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problems

  30. 140: The Inside Scoop on Karen's New Documentary

    Woe Unto You, Scribes: The Hidden History of Polygamyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLbLQR95zj8Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsMormon Polygamy Discussion Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/8025267732063872 Year Anniversary Episode:...

  31. 139: Healing the Wounds of Polygamy with Allie Duzett

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsLinks: https://allieduzett.com/Books: https://amzn.to/3NfpGGRhttps://amzn.to/3zNcjdY

  32. 138: Live Call-in Show #3

    Responding to David Alexander, Plus, the Whitney Documents, the Journal of Mormon Polygamy, hit-pieces from other channels, and so much more. Let's talk about it!

  33. 137: The Value of Engagement Across Ideologies

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems Whitney Documents Episodes: (Links to all documents in episode descriptions) Part 3 - The Blessing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihu6lyQgvoY&t=123s Part 2 - The Letter:...

  34. 136: Whitney Documents, Pt. 3 - Blessing to Sarah Ann

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems Blessing to Sarah Ann Whitney https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/blessing-to-sarah-ann-whitney-23-march-1843/1 Rob Fotheringham: "Evaluation of 1842 Whitney 'Revelation' "...

  35. 135: Whitney Documents, Part 2 – The Letter

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems The collection often referred to as "the Whitney documents," which includes contemporary sources written in Joseph's own hand, is generally considered to be the strongest evidence of Joseph's polygamy....

  36. 134: Gwendolyn Wyne Is Telling Our Best Story

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems Intro to Gwendolyn's latest video, "Our Best Story": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7atQ07NVd4c Watch full video: "Our Best Story" - Polygamy: An Enemy Has Done This...

  37. 133: Women React to Mormon Land - Part Two

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems Mormon Land podcast episode 345: Did Joseph Smith Practice Polygamy? https://soundcloud.com/mormonland/did-joseph-smith-practice-polygamy...

  38. 132: Updates, the Temple, and A Way Forward

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems John Whitmer Historical Association Conference, Sept. 12-15, 2024 Michelle to present on Friday, Sept. 13 - Register here: https://www.jwha.info/2024-annual-conference/ Red Brick Store Correspondence w/...

  39. 131: Discussing Jacob 2 with Steve Reed of OneClimbs

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems OneClimbs.com https://oneclimbs.com/ https://oneclimbs.com/2017/01/05/a-proposed-reinterpretation-of-jacob-230/ Joseph Fought Polygamy, by Richard and Pamela Price...

  40. 130: Women React to Mormon Land w/ Matt Bowman and Brooke LeFevre

    Mormon Land recently followed-up the Matt Bowman's Salt Lake Tribune article with an interview of Matt and Brooke LeFevre discussing the growing numbers of "Mormon types" who no longer believe Joseph Smith practiced polygamy. Join us as we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of this…

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  41. 129: The Whitney Documents Part One - The "Revelation"

    The collection often referred to as "the Whitney documents," which includes contemporary sources written in Joseph's own hand, is generally considered to be the strongest evidence of Joseph's polygamy. Recently multiple historians I have engaged with have gone directly to the Whitney documents to...

  42. 128: A Long Overdue Conversation with Mark Curtis of Hemlock Knots

    Links: Mark's channel and newest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyIzg3Z759s Hemlock Knots website: https://hemlockknots.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/979188099585330 Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems Links:...

  43. 127: Panel #4 - Joseph, Emma & Joseph III v. the Traitors

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems Chapter Index: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Is Brian Hales a "Transparencyist"? 3:20 Hyrum Smith's April 8 1844 speech 7:50 Brian on how Joseph could deny having seven wives 37:45 Speaking evil of the Lord's anointed...

  44. 126: Whitney, Jeremy & Michelle on Joseph's "Carefully Worded Denials"

    Whitney, Jeremy, and Michelle's next panel discussion, on Joseph's "carefully worded denials." What exactly did Joseph Smith say about polygamy and the accusations against him? Does calling them "carefully worded denials" or "dodging" sufficiently explain Joseph's continual and consistent...

  45. Cheryl Bruno and Michelle Discuss Matt Bowman's Tribune article and Ben Park's Response

    Two PhD Historians specializing in Mormon history spoke out this week about "polygamy deniers." Did it it help or hurt their credibility? Is there hope for better engagement? Link to Matt Bowman's Tribune article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8dDuXeyUw8&t=5s (Without the paywall):...

  46. 125: Live Call-in Show #2

    A lot has happened since our last call-in show! Let's meet and discuss all that has been going on. From constant attacks by crazy (alleged former) cult leaders, to interviews with actual polygamists and our accelerating efforts to poke holes in the Brian Hales polygamy narrative, there is a lot…

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  47. 124: Fundamentalist Benjamin Shaffer Defends Polygamy - Part Two

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems Ep. 87: Exposing the Expositor Pt. 3 (For more on the McMurrin family story) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac_bW82iivA&t=2700s Ep. 58: Sariah and the Matriarchs...

  48. 123: Fundamentalist Benjamin Shaffer Defends Polygamy

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems 0:00 Intro 5:40 Mormon Fundamentalists experience 9:35 Benjamin‘s background 29:45 Exploring other sects of Mormonism 40:15 Benjamin meeting general authorities 46:20 Thoughts on SLC Temple renovations…

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  49. 122: Narrative vs. Reality -- Whitney, Jeremy & Michelle Discuss Brian Hales - Pt. Two

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems The second (and best) half of our first panel discussion on Brian Hales' false claims and opaque "transparency." We discuss Brian's oft repeated claim that no leader (or "keyholder" LOL) ever said why God...

  50. 121. Whitney, Jeremy, & Michelle Take On Brian Hales' "Transparency" - Part One

    Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 Patreon.com/132problems

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