Join Lindsay as she interviews Clair Barrus from Today in Mormon History about the revelations Joseph Smith had about polygamy, including the revelation that lead to D&C 132.
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- Links and text mentioned and read in this podcast:
Religion and Sexuality: The Shakers, the Mormons, and the Oneida Community by Lawrence Foster - Clair’s blog Today in Mormon History
- The Polygamy Revelations of Joseph Smith article with footnotes
- Shindle affidavit on seduction.
- Pratt/Schindle story in the Sangamo Journal
- Brian Hales’ position on these issues
I really enjoy these podcasts but sometimes seem to have technical difficulties. The podcast will cut off right in the middle as if it’s finished. I am not the most technical person, but how do I prevent this from happening? I will be quite involved and interested in what’s being said only to have it stop. Help!
And thank you for all this work! Truly interesting and life changing.
Lori
In regards to the “Holy Melchizedek Jethro”: Given the fluid nature of Josephs evolving understanding of priesthood, it could be that in this instance Joseph was assigning Melchizedek as an office of the priesthood, or simply assigning the term to show that Jethro, who I believe you are correct in assuming it refers to Moses’s father in law, had the higher priesthood.
Oh my gosh, the circumstances under which the polygamy revelations came about are SUPER sketch. Easy to believe that they were not inspired revelations at all.
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