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Podcast: Mormon Discussion Podcast
Episode: Mormon Discussion: 342: Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness Letter
Description: There are multiple examples of Joseph Smith’s manipulation of vulnerable women in order to pressure them into a polygamous relationships. The Partridge sisters, Lucy Walker, Fanny Alger, The Lawrence Sisters. Today we share the story of Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness Letter. Nancy, Daughter of Early Church Leader Sidney Rigdon is a prime example of the mechanisms and manipulation that Joseph Smith would use on Young girls in order to pressure them into an intimate relationship. Joining me are Chris Smith and Jonathan Streeter as they run us through the data and help us get the full context of thi...