Cheryl Bruno is making both mainstream Mormon historian & polygamy skeptics upset. On the one hand, she says polygamy skeptics are making good points about original documents questioning the traditional narrative about Joseph Smith’s polygamy. On the other hand, she upsets skeptics because she believes Joseph practiced polygamy. Should we be more careful about claims Joseph practiced polygamy? Check out our conversation…

 

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0:00 Giving Polygamy Deniers Credibility?

05:48 Why Cheryl is Convinced of Joseph’s Polygamy

10:21 Reliability of Clayton Journals

16:22 William Marks Accounts of Polygamy

18:27 Cowdery Excommunication

21:54 Religious vs Historical Arguments

24:54 Is it ok to throw out late evidence?

28:02 Why Temple Lot Case CAN be trusted

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