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Joseph Smith's Polygamy
by Brian and Laura Hales
Audio essays on Joseph Smith's introduction of polygamy into early Mormon Church. Subjects include polyandry, young brides, theology, children, plural wives, and Emma Smith.
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Bio 35: Zina Diantha Huntington
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Bio 34: Sylvia Sessions
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Bio 33: Sarah Lawrence
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Bio 32: Sarah Kingsley
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Bio 31: Sarah Ann Whitney
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Bio 30: Ruth Vose
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Bio 29: Rhoda Richards
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Bio 28: Presendia Lathrop Huntington
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Bio 27: Patty Bartlett
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Bio 26: Olive G. Frost
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Bio 25: Nancy Maria Winchester
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Bio 24: Mary Heron
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Bio 23: Mary Elizabeth Rollins
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Bio 22: Martha McBride
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Bio 21: Marinda Nancy Johnson
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Bio 20: Maria Lawrence
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Bio 19: Malissa Lott
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Bio 18: Lucy Walker
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Bio 17: Lucinda Pendelton
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Bio 16: Louisa Beaman
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Bio 15: Helen Mar Kimball
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Bio 14: Hannah Ells
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Bio 13: Flora Ann Woodworth
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Bio 12: Fanny Young
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Bio 11: Fanny Alger
A short biographical sketch. The post Bio 11: Fanny Alger appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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Bio 10: Esther Dutcher
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Bio 09: Emily Dow Partridge
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Bio 08: Elvira Annie Cowles
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Bio 07: Elizabeth Davis Durfee
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Bio 06: Eliza R. Snow
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Bio 05: Eliza Partridge
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Bio 04: Desdemona Fullmer
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Bio 03: Delcina Didamia Johnson
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Bio 02: Almera Woodard Johnson
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Bio 01: Agnes Moulton Coolbrith
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Presentations 1: 2015 FairMormon Conference (Laura Harris Hales)
I was grateful to have the opportunity to speak at the 2015 FairMormon conference in Provo, Utah. My assigned topic was Joseph Smith’s practice of polygamy, but I wanted to talk […] The post Presentations 1: 2015 FairMormon Conference (Laura Harris Hales) appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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Episode 22 (Polygamists): Early Nauvoo Polgamists’ Stories of Faith
In 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois, Joseph Smith began to secretly teach that Old Testament polygamy as practiced by Abraham, Jacob, and Moses was to be restored. It appears he first […] The post Episode 22 (Polygamists): Early Nauvoo Polgamists’ Stories of Faith appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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Episode 21 (Polygamists): Members’ Reactions
A common question regarding the men and women who entered into plural marriages during Joseph Smith’s lifetime is “Why did they do it?” Many authors have suggested that the Latter-day Saints […] The post Episode 21 (Polygamists): Members’ Reactions appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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Episode 20 (History): Polygamy Leads to the Martyrdom
(Nauvoo Polygamy–1841) Joseph and Emma Smith lived an outwardly monogamous lifestyle the final six months of his life. However, the secret plural marriage teachings had started a process that would […] The post Episode 20 (History): Polygamy Leads to the Martyrdom appeared first on Joseph Smith's...
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Episode 19 (History): Emma Smith Struggles
(Nauvoo Polygamy–1843) By mid-1843, Joseph Smith’s practice of polygamy was becoming one of Nauvoo’s worst kept secrets. One wonders how Emma Smith, his legal wife, could not have known what […] The post Episode 19 (History): Emma Smith Struggles appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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Episode 18 (History): John C. Bennett’s Spiritual Wifery
(Nauvoo Polygamy–1842) In 1842, John C. Bennett, a friend and former boarder at the Smith home, fell out of favor. As quickly as he had risen in prominence, the fall […] The post Episode 18 (History): John C. Bennett’s Spiritual Wifery appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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Episode 17 (History): Other Mormon Leaders Practice Polygamy
(Nauvoo Polygamy–1842) The second year of Nauvoo polygamy saw an expansion of plural marriage as three other men (Heber C. Kimball, Brigham Young, and Vinson Knight) were each sealed to […] The post Episode 17 (History): Other Mormon Leaders Practice Polygamy appeared first on Joseph Smith's...
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Episode 16 (History): The Prophet Secretly Teaches Polygamy
(Nauvoo Polygamy–1841) The first year of Nauvoo polygamy began with Joseph Smith’s time-and-eternity sealing to Louisa Beaman on April 5, 1841. His subsequent eternity-only sealings to legally married women appear […] The post Episode 16 (History): The Prophet Secretly Teaches Polygamy appeared...
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Episode 15 (History): The Early 1830s
(The Early Kirtland Years) Joseph Smith reportedly learned that plural marriage had in the past been a divinely sanctioned practice sometime in the early 1830s. Whether he also learned at that […] The post Episode 15 (History): The Early 1830s appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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Episode 14 (History): Mormon Polygamy Timeline
Polygamy was a curiosity to Joseph Smith as early as 1831. Apparently he learned that it could be divinely sanctioned while intensely studying the Bible. But when he determined that he would […] The post Episode 14 (History): Mormon Polygamy Timeline appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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Episode 13 (Theology): Common but Inaccurate Explanations for Mormon Polygamy
The practice of polygamy expanded as the Latter-day Saints migrated to the Rocky Mountains in 1846. Their move away from Illinois and its state laws that condemned the matrimonies brought […] The post Episode 13 (Theology): Common but Inaccurate Explanations for Mormon Polygamy appeared first on...
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Episode 12 (Theology): Plural Marriage Teachings
Joseph Smith identified four reasons for the restoration of plural marriage with the fourth being much more important than the others. The post Episode 12 (Theology): Plural Marriage Teachings appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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Episode 11 (Common Questions): Does Exaltation Require Polygamy?
Many modern polygamists and even some LDS Church members believe that Joseph Smith and/or other Church leaders have taught that exaltation requires polygamy. However, the revelation on celestial and plural […] The post Episode 11 (Common Questions): Does Exaltation Require Polygamy? appeared…
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Episode 10 (Common Questions): Emma Smith’s Path Through Polygamy
Emma encountered difficult challenges arising from the establishment of plural marriage. Joseph Smith reported that he was commanded to establish the practice of polygamy in the Church. He secretly married his first […] The post Episode 10 (Common Questions): Emma Smith’s Path Through Polygamy...
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Episode 9 (Common Questions): Joseph Smith and Fanny Alger
Sometime in late 1835 or early 1836, in a priesthood ceremony performed by Levi Hancock, Joseph secretly married Fanny Alger, a domestic living in the Smith home. When Oliver Cowdery and […] The post Episode 9 (Common Questions): Joseph Smith and Fanny Alger appeared first on Joseph Smith's...
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Audio essays on Joseph Smith's introduction of polygamy into early Mormon Church. Subjects include polyandry, young brides, theology, children, plural wives, and Emma Smith.
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Brian and Laura Hales
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Audio essays on Joseph Smith's introduction of polygamy into early Mormon Church. Subjects include polyandry, young brides, theology, children, plural wives, and Emma Smith.
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