31: The Mormon Reformation and Polygamy | 132 Problems: Revisiting Mormon Polygamy

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The Mormon Reformation of 1856-57 is one of the darkest and most interesting periods of Mormon and Utah history. Polygamy as well as blood atonement featured prominently in the zeitgeist of the time, with intense rhetoric that led to some some terrible and extremely unfortunate outcomes. This is a part of history that we would all prefer to forget, but acknowledging it and coming to terms with it is important as we seek to understand our past and the history of our traditions in our search for truth.

Links:

Reformation of 1856–57 (churchofjesuschrist.org)

Mormon Reformation - Wikipedia

Brigham Young, October 8, 1855 Vol. 03 Journal of Discourses, pg 117-122

Brigham Young, March 2, 1856 Vol. 03 Journal of Discourses, pg 222-226

Questions to be asked the Latter-day Saints Questions to be asked the Latter-day Saints - Special Collections Miscellaneous 3 - Digital Collections (oclc.org)

Brigham Young, September 21, 1856 Vol. 04 Journal of Discourses, pg 53-57

Heber C. Kimball, November 9, 1856 Vol. 04 Journal of Discourses, pg 81-82

Jedediah M. Grant, September 21, 1856 Vol. 04 Journal of Discourses, 49-51

Hymn, “The Reformation” Deseret News | 1856-11-26 | Page 6 | | Utah Digital Newspapers

A few links to get started. There is much more information available:

https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume73_2005_number1/s/10142619

Parish Potter Murders Utah/Crime and violence/Parrish-Potter murders - FAIR (fairlatterdaysaints.org)

Mountain Meadows On the Road to Mountain Meadows | Times & Seasons (timesandseasons.org)

"Horrible Massacre of Emigrants!!" The Mountain Meadows Massacre in Public Discourse (unl.edu)

Also see: History of the Saints, Season 2, Episode 33, and Season 3, Episodes 11&12