Hi, I'm Andrew Torres and this is Naked Mormonism.

I pledge my life all that I may have.

I will strive to the utmost of my ability to be what you would want me to be.

It's time to find the truth.

And having set our hand to the plow, we will never look back until this work is finished.

Where is the church going?

I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith.

But it will not be saved in Washington.

It will be saved by enlightened members of this church.

The explicit tag is there for a reason.

So if you get offended of what's said,

it's not for you. But most importantly,

may you ponder the truths you've heard. May they help you become even better than you were.

Skeletize everything.

Welcome to episode 79 of the Naked Mormonism podcast, the Serial Mormon History podcast. Today is Thursday, November 30th, 2017. My name is Bryce Blankanagle, and thank you for joining me. Today begins part two of our dive into the history of polygamy,

and we're going to focus in on Joseph's myth and Mormonism specifically. Before getting started,

let me give you a little peek behind the curtains or into the hat or, you know, whatever euphemism you prefer.

In the past few weeks, I've experienced a powerful reinvigoration. I've been picking up tidbits of Mormon polygamy for years now and have accrued

just enough knowledge to feel comfortable with the topic, but as of very recently, diving much

deeper into this subject where I've only scratched the

surface before, I've experienced a bit of a personal renaissance in my love for Mormon history.

Today's episode is the product of me gaining a much deeper grasp on a subject to which I've

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