No More Denial: Joseph Smith Practiced Polygamy

No More Denial: Joseph Smith Practiced Polygamy

Author: Greg Matsen August 4, 2025 Duration: 52:49

Joseph Smith, by numerous accounts, practiced polygamy. To state that Brigham Young initiated polygamy, lied and made up D&C Section 132, and invited his buddies in on the secret is beyond the pale. Brian Hales joins Greg in this episode to discuss what one must accept if they believe Brigham Young initiated polygamy and without the direction of the Lord.

John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow, the third, fourth, and fifth presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, all would have had to have been liars. Also, the second, third, and fourth Relief Society Presidents all stated that Joseph Smith practiced polygamy.

What are the real ramifications of believing that Brigham Young made up polygamy and that everyone was in on the conspiracy?

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