Ep 203: D&C 99 - Sections 125 and 126
My Book of Mormon
Marie Kent
4.6 • 623 Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2018
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Build up a city on the Iowa side of the river, possibly so that Joseph can escape jurisdiction in Illinois by hopping over the border from Nauvoo to Montrose. Brigham Young has returned from his mission overseas and brought an influx of believers from England. Plural marriage is full-on happening, and it's not always incredibly full of consent.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, dear listeners, it's Marie, and today's episode is when we start talking about the reality of plural marriage in the founding days of the church. |
| 0:08.0 | Starting in minute 46 of today's episode, we read a testimony from a member of the church who was pressured to marry Brigham Young. |
| 0:15.1 | You'll know when we get there by the brief mandolin music interlude. |
| 0:18.9 | Do you have a child listening with you right now? |
| 0:22.6 | Now is a great time to have a conversation with them about the importance of consent and how open and honest communication |
| 0:27.4 | is the foundation of a successful relationship. Then come back and listen to this episode. |
| 0:32.9 | If you're like me, and sometimes struggle with the darker sides of history, know that Bryce and I care about |
| 0:38.3 | you deeply and we never want to blindside you with that darkness. From here and out, |
| 0:42.3 | if we stumble into any aspect of plural marriage, polygamy or polygyny, that makes me catch my breath, |
| 0:48.9 | you'll know about it right up top at the beginning of the episode. We're here to read some |
| 0:52.8 | religious texts, get a glimpse into the past, and make a better future through that knowledge. Here we go, |
| 0:58.2 | everyone. Let's do this. |
| 0:59.7 | What shall we give to the boy in the temple? |
| 1:17.6 | What shall we offer the man by the sea? |
| 1:23.6 | Homs at his feet and for sons of Bryce, |
| 1:30.3 | honest for him will care the... |
| 1:34.7 | Welcome back to my Book of Mormon podcast. |
| 1:36.8 | I am your host, Marie Kent. |
| 1:38.4 | And I'm the co-host, Bryce Blank and Egel. |
| 1:39.9 | Hello, Marie. |
| 1:40.7 | It's good to talk to you again. |
| 1:41.9 | Hello, Bryce. |
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