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Brian C. Hales and Laura H. Hales. \u00a0Salt Lake City, Utah: \u00a0Greg Kofford Books, 2015. \u00a0Paperback, 6×9″, 223 pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the last several years a wealth of information has been published on Joseph Smith’s practice of polygamy. For some who\u00a0were already well aware of this aspect of early Mormon history, the availability of new research and discovered documents has been a\u00a0wellspring of\u00a0further insight and knowledge into this topic. For others who are learning of Joseph\u2019s marriages to other women for the first time, these books and online publications (including the LDS Church’s recent Gospel Topics essays on the subject) can be\u00a0both an information overload and a challenge to one’s\u00a0faith.<\/p>\n

In this short volume, Brian C. Hales (author of the\u00a03-volume\u00a0Joseph Smith\u2019s Polygamy<\/em>\u00a0set) and Laura H. Hales wade through the murky waters of history to help bring some clarity to this episode of Mormonism\u2019s past, examining both the theological explanations of the practice and the accounts of those who experienced it first hand. As this episode of Mormon history involved more than just Joseph and his first wife Emma, this\u00a0volume also includes short biographies of the 36 women who were married to the Prophet but whose\u00a0stories of\u00a0faith, struggle, and courage have been largely forgotten and ignored over time.\u00a0While we may never fully understand the details and reasons surrounding this practice,\u00a0Brian and Laura Hales provide readers with an accessible, forthright, and faithful look into this challenging topic so that we can at least come toward a better understanding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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