Joseph Smith's Polygamy: Recent Episodes
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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The post Bio 35: Zina Diantha Huntington appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 34: Sylvia Sessions appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 33: Sarah Lawrence appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 32: Sarah Kingsley appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 31: Sarah Ann Whitney appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 30: Ruth Vose appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 29: Rhoda Richards appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 28: Presendia Lathrop Huntington appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 27: Patty Bartlett appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 26: Olive G. Frost appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 25: Nancy Maria Winchester appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 24: Mary Heron appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 23: Mary Elizabeth Rollins appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 22: Martha McBride appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 21: Marinda Nancy Johnson appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 20: Maria Lawrence appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 19: Malissa Lott appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 18: Lucy Walker appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 17: Lucinda Pendelton appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 16: Louisa Beaman appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 15: Helen Mar Kimball appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 14: Hannah Ells appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 13: Flora Ann Woodworth appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 12: Fanny Young appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 11: Fanny Alger appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 10: Esther Dutcher appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 09: Emily Dow Partridge appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 08: Elvira Annie Cowles appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 07: Elizabeth Davis Durfee appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 06: Eliza R. Snow appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 05: Eliza Partridge appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 04: Desdemona Fullmer appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 03: Delcina Didamia Johnson appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 02: Almera Woodard Johnson appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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The post Bio 01: Agnes Moulton Coolbrith appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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.
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.
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.
(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 Polygamy.
(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.
(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.
(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 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 first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
(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.
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.
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 Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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.
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 first on Joseph Smith's 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 appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
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 Polygamy.
Some question whether Joseph Smith’s plural marriages included sexuality. The answer is yes or no, depending upon the type of plural marriage. Those that were for this life and the […]
The post Episode 8 (Common Questions): Did Joseph’s Plural Marriages Include Sexual Relations? appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
Joseph Smith was sealed to ten women under that age of twenty. Four were nineteen, three were seventeen, one was sixteen, and two were fourteen. Marriages for young women sixteen […]
The post Episode 7: (Common Questions) Sealings to Young Brides appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
Few things are more confusing to observers than Joseph Smith’s sealings to legally married women. Due to limitations in the number and types of documents available, understanding what transpired is […]
The post Episode 6: (Common Questions) Sealings to Legally Married Women appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
An overview of Joseph’s practice of polygamy during his last year of life.
The post Episode 5 (Joseph): Joseph’s Last Year of Life appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
An overview of some things that motivated women to marry Joseph Smith.
The post Episode 4 (Joseph): A Woman’s Choice appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
An overview of how Joseph Smith proposed to potential brides.
The post Episode 3 (Joseph): Joseph’s Proposals appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
An overview of the beginnings of Joseph Smith’s practice of polygamy.
The post Episode 2 (Joseph): The Beginnings of Mormon Polygamy appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
An overview of the Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Audio series.
The post Episode 1: Introduction to Joseph Smith’s Polygamy (The Audio Version and Website) appeared first on Joseph Smith's Polygamy.