There could be no greater contrast to the beautiful image of a mother holding her infant child

than the chilling displays our nation saw in recent days.

Lawmakers in New York cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the

mother's womb moments from birth. These are living, feeling beautiful babies who will never get the

chance to share their love and their dreams with the world. And then we had the case of the

governor of Virginia where he stated he would execute a baby after birth. To defend the dignity

of every person I am asking Congress to pass legislation

to prohibit the late-term abortion of children

who can feel pain in the mother's womb.

Let us work together to build a culture that cherishes innocent life.

And let us reaffirm a fundamental truth.

All children, born and unborn, are made in the holy image of God.

I am Ryan McKnight. I'm Kara Santa Maria. I am Christopher Smith. Hi,

I'm Andrew Torres. This is naked Mormonism. The Serial Mormon History podcast. Where are all of the children of polygamous marriages in Navu?

Brigham Young had 56 wives in Utah, nearly as many children, but with polygamy being

practiced in Navu, wouldn't we expect to see some children as a result?

I've dealt with this on the show a few times because I think a very simple answer exists, but a lot of people are essentially blocked mentally from accessing that answer.

Well, back in November, I tingled with a few people in the Mormon historian's Facebook group on the subject.

A person asked the simple question,

is there any evidence that Joseph Smith fathered children with anyone other than Emma?

I've heard contradictory things. That was their question. Fifteen different comment threads all

opined on the fact that DNA studies have been inconclusive. A few women claimed to have Joseph's

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