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Episode 30: Plural Marriage in Nauvoo
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Episode 30: Plural Marriage in Nauvoo

Plural marriage in Nauvoo tests the faith of Church members and leaders, including Joseph Smith’s wife, Emma Hale Smith, and his brother Hyrum. Lisa Olsen Tait, historian and women’s history specialist with the Church History Department, brings her perspective to the conversation.

Additional Resources

Chapters Discussed in This Episode:

  • Chapter 40: United in an Everlasting Covenant

  • Chapter 41: God Must Be the Judge

Associated Church History Topics:

  • Emma Hale Smith

  • Hyrum Smith

  • Jane Elizabeth Manning James

  • Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage

  • Missouri Extradition Attempts

  • Nauvoo Temple

  • Sealing

  • Slavery and Abolition

  • Wards and Stakes

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