Year of Polygamy

The Story of Mormon Polygamy

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Episode 39: Early Utah Period Polygamy

Posted July 12, 201400:47:02

Join Lindsay as she discusses how the practice of plural marriage evolved in early Mormon Utah in the 1850’s. Buy the reading guide here. Buy the...

Episode 38: Polygamy and Blood Atonement

Posted July 8, 201400:25:08

Join Lindsay as she discusses the first public acknowledgement of polygamy, divorces and marriages, the Early Utah Period, and Blood Atonement. Read...

Episode 37: Polygamy and Winter Quarters

Posted July 2, 201400:42:45

Join Lindsay as she discusses the preparation for the Saints to head West, their stay  in Winter Quarters, the organizations of Bishops and Wards,...

Episode 36: Plural Marriage and the Martyrdom

Posted June 25, 201400:32:02

Join Lindsay as she discusses the events leading up to the Martyrdom of Joseph Smith and how it affected the Saints and plural marriage afterwards....

Episode 35: Interracial Polygamy and Lamanite Marriages

Posted June 21, 201400:47:07

  Join Lindsay as she interviews historian Russell Stevenson about Interracial marriage in Winter Quarters and the rumored “Lamanite Marriages.”...