1797: Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Practice is Indisputable w/ Radio Free Mormon
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2023
⏱️ 112 minutes
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Summary
In this intriguing interview with John Dehlin and Radio Free Mormon, we delve into the contentious topic of Joseph Smith's polygamy. We start by questioning the need to discuss Smith's polygamy and encounter neo-fundamentalist Mormons asserting it was a scheme. The 1980s saw the Community of Christ church retracting their stance on Smith's polygamy. A caller on Mormonism LIVE claims Smith wasn't a polygamist, raising the pivotal question: Was he truly one? Historians unanimously agree he was.
Examining contemporary evidence, including the Nauvoo Expositor, we see a mosaic of affidavits and records debunking theories of D&C 132 being a forgery. The interview tackles apologetic tactics in the face of such evidence, uncovering the truth behind Joseph Smith's complex history. Tune in to unravel the mysteries surrounding Joseph Smith's polygamy and witness the uncovering of undeniable truths.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. I am your host for today John Delin. |
| 0:05.3 | It is July 26, 2023 and today we're here to answer the question, |
| 0:11.8 | was Joseph Smith a polygamist or revelation on plural marriage |
| 0:17.8 | contemporary with Joseph Smith by none other than Radio Free Mormon, hey RFM. |
| 0:23.6 | You forgot the copyright, 2023 part, John. How are you doing? It's great to be here. |
| 0:27.8 | Thanks for joining us in studio. In studio. I flew down here just to do this. |
| 0:32.0 | I don't believe you, but I'm honored anyway. I flew down here just to do this |
| 0:36.8 | among other things. Well, it's great to have you. But this was up there in importance. Thank you, |
| 0:41.0 | brother. Well, for those of you who don't know Radio Free Mormon, hosts the Radio Free Mormon |
| 0:46.2 | podcast, Andy Cohosts, Mormonism Live, every Wednesday nights, 6, 20 PM mountain time, |
| 0:53.2 | check it out on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. It's great stuff. |
| 0:57.2 | Why are we asking and answering the question, was Joseph Smith a polygamist? I'll tell you why. |
| 1:03.9 | Long ago, let's just say a hundred or 200 years ago, there was, let's just say credible |
| 1:10.1 | different senses or feelings or beliefs or opinions about whether or not Joseph Smith |
| 1:16.0 | was a polygamist. Specifically, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the Brighamite |
| 1:20.8 | Church that went west to Salt Lake City maintained that Joseph Smith was a polygamist because |
| 1:27.6 | clearly Brigham Young and his successors all were. But the reorganized Church of Jesus Christ |
| 1:33.3 | of Latter-day Saints founded by Emma Smith, Joseph's first wife or 22nd wife, depending on how |
| 1:38.1 | you're counting. And his son, Joseph Smith III, the reorganized Church for what, a century or more, |
| 1:45.2 | maintained that Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy, but instead that it started with Brigham Young. |
| 1:51.7 | And so for over a century, you know, reasonable historians or people sometimes could differ or disagree. |
| 1:59.3 | However, the reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now known as Communion of Christ |
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