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Mormon Stories Podcast — Brigham Young Embraces Nauvoo Polygamy - The Brigham Young Podcast Pt. 3 | Ep. 2198
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Brigham Young Embraces Nauvoo Polygamy - The Brigham Young Podcast Pt. 3 | Ep. 2198

Mormon Stories Podcast

In this episode, we continue examining Brigham Young’s life and his increasingly central role in the development of early Mormon polygamy. Join us as we discuss John Turner’s book “Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet” with John Turner himself. Today we are discussing the chapter “The New and Everlasting Covenant.” After…

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“I think Turner falls a little short on some of the details that make Martha Brotherton’s account awfully hard for historians to dismiss. Here’s my take: First, Brigham later had Martha sealed to him. Martha rejected him, went public, and Br…”

— @LangeveldFamily · YouTube comment

“When you say "Joseph Smith was deeply involved in plural marriage", I say you are deeply involved in slandering an innocent man without a shred of real evidence. You have no credibility. You don't have to lie about Joseph Smith's involvemen…”

— @OrthodoxRLDS · YouTube comment

“I was very interested in hearing John mention the idea of the early Saints in England being told about the gospel and “new Zion” in Illinois. In reading from my ancestors writings of the time, it sounded much more that they were just as int…”

— @Dougiedo64 · YouTube comment

“When it comes to Brigham being impulsive initially, he may just be immature when it comes to love honestly. Even in later years in SLC, he always had a “favorite” wife, usually the newest, youngest one. (Edited to add: she would have a spec…”

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