1834: Polygamy Under Brigham Young w/ Lindsay Hansen Park & Bryan Buchanan

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 212 minutes

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Summary

We explore the tumultuous history of Mormonism after Joseph Smith's death, including Brigham Young's succession and controversial doctrines like polygamy and blood atonement. Lindsay Hansen Park and Bryan Buchanan guide us through the schisms, scandals and sexual dynamics of this era, from the chaotic leadership struggles in Nauvoo to the restrictive culture of polygamy in Utah. We examine how polygamy hindered missionary work and statehood, the harsh realities for women, the escalating conflicts with the US government, and the 1870s crackdown on plural marriage. Despite sympathizing with early Mormons, the hosts candidly critique problematic teachings and figures like Brigham Young. They argue that Mormonism still struggles from a reluctance to denounce past errors, which allows those harmful ideas to persist and hurt people today. This no-holds-barred journey illuminates a complex chapter of Mormon history.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Mormon Stories Podcast. I am your host for today, John Delinn. It is September 4th, Labor Day 2023, and we are here in part 2 of an epic series on the history of Mormon polygamy in, I don't know,
0:18.0	for five hours or something like that, we'll see, but we are so honored to have back in our studio again the
0:25.0	Lindsay Hanson Park of your polygamy and Sunstone Fame hey Lindsay
0:28.8	hello polygamy what fun, it is fun.
0:34.0	It's dark.
0:35.0	Why do we laugh at dark things?
0:36.8	That's a bad part of our business.
0:38.0	We laugh at dark things.
0:39.7	It's all the trauma.
0:42.0	It's a trauma response. I think we laugh because it's a way to heal so I
0:46.7	actually don't apologize for that. It's not a year of pulling me just a
0:52.2	few hours everybody so settle down
0:55.5	It's not an eternity like some women
0:57.5	RFM calls it
0:59.2	Don't he call it a decade of polygamy is is that something like that?
1:02.8	I've heard it all.
1:04.4	It's all deserved.
1:06.4	Anyway, we're excited to have Lindsay back and the Brian Buchanan
1:11.0	of Benchmark Books.
1:12.1	Hey Brian.
1:13.0	Hi everybody, good to be back.
1:14.0	Thanks for coming.
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