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Podcast: Saints Unscripted
Episode: Was Joseph Smith actually a polygamist?? | with Brian Hales
Description: For many decades, there has been speculation that Joseph Smith (first prophet of the LDS Church) did not practice polygamy. The speculation has ebbed and flowed over the years, though the conspiracy has picked up steam more recently.
LDS scholar and friend of Saints Unscripted, Brian Hales, agreed to address the controversy on today’s episode. Brian addresses accounts of polygamy, how different types of scholars navigate history, and how to address specific claims made against Joseph Smith’s polygamy.
While the subject of polygamy is uncomfortable and might be happily dismissed altogether, the truth is that Joseph Smith prac...