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Brigham Young's statements regarding plural marriage
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Contents
- 1 Brigham Young and Polygamy
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- 1.2 Brigham said polygamist go 'beyond normal bounds'?
- 1.3 Boasted could get more wives?
- 1.4 Brigham Young 8 October 1861 discourse on plural marriage
- 1.5 Emma Smith and Brigham Young
- 1.6 Hiding history—does the Church try to hide Brigham's polygamy?
- 1.7 Brigham Young: Women not to meddle?
- 1.8 Joseph Smith's Polygamy: "Brigham Young Seeks a Plural Wife", by Brian C. Hales
Brigham Young and Polygamy
Brigham said polygamist go 'beyond normal bounds'?
Summary: It is claimed that Joseph Smith and Brigham Young admitted that the practice of polygamy meant they were "free to go beyond the normal 'bounds'" and "the normal rules governing social interaction had not applied to" Joseph.Boasted could get more wives?
Summary: It is claimed that Brigham Young "boasted" about his ability to get more wives even though he was married to 50-60 women.Brigham Young 8 October 1861 discourse on plural marriage
Summary: Notes on BRIGHAM YOUNG's Unpublished Sermon of 8 October 1861.Emma Smith and Brigham Young
Summary: Why did Emma Smith and Brigham Young dislike one another?Hiding history—does the Church try to hide Brigham's polygamy?
Summary: It is claimed that the Church's manual, The Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, attempts to "hide history" by portraying Brigham Young (a well-known polygamist) as having only one wife.Brigham Young: Women not to meddle?
Joseph Smith's Polygamy: "Brigham Young Seeks a Plural Wife", by Brian C. Hales