161: Brigham's Transfiguration & Joseph's Polygamy: Two Dubious Narratives

Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24Patreon.com/132problemsJohn Dehlin brings up very good points about the problems with the dubious story of the transfiguration of Brigham Young. Hopefully he and his audience can see that the story of Joseph Smith's polygamy suffers from the exact same problems. This is a fun one.Links:Episode 148 on James Whitehead and W.W. Blair's Journal: https://youtu.be/VvOjyZhHPVs Episode on Malissa Lott: https://youtu.be/dGwxwe3mjg4 Mormon Stories Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVdOZzgeyG0Alzina L. Willes RS talk https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/memories/LKVY-YFH Richard Van Wagoner Dialoge Article: https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V28N04_15.pdf Clayton England Mission Journal: https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/search/collection/MMD/mode/all/field/creato/searchterm/william%20clayton Clayton 1846 Pioneer Journal: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/record/2f057642-483b-4112-a67f-8ecc13f69d28/0?view=browse James Allen article on Clayton: https://files.lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/articles/ClaytonEditedComplete2.pdf Patty Sessions Journal: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/cb00e295-aed7-40e8-ae70-25065b52592a/0/0?fbclid=IwY2xjawIhL7NleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHU-SANM-Upnsaeyo76o4YKuEwJMeg8I5ko5ZqvU-956AlnTr7o6pUWk4gQ_aem_nLWBlCgc03KJ9drKzv7lbg The Contributor: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/99e4dfbe-c3bd-4a98-9853-081f52ceb3df/0/0Brigham Young Oct 8, 1866 Sermon: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/6f0406aa-22d8-4fb7-b49d-e80dc1a0a913/0/0?lang=eng Saints Chapter 40: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/saints-v1/40-united-in-an-everlasting-covenant?lang=eng Joseph F. Smith letter to Orson Pratt: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/b39baefa-116b-4a57-b864-d93e4be664f6/0/66 Joseph Fielding Smith Blood Atonement and the Origin of Plural Marriage: https://archive.org/details/bloodatonementor00smit/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater October 5, 1843 Journal Entry: Journal: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1842-june-1844-book-3-15-july-1843-29-february-1844/123Draft: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-draft-1-march-31-december-1843/143 History: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1838-1856-volume-e-1-1-july-1843-30-april-1844/118 Joseph Smith III Memoirs: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/a4b6d687-95b0-4b71-9cb7-3cf6edf191d6/0/18 https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/8f147fac-8f8d-40d5-8ecb-a0ec6934a3d3/0/14 Lucy Walker Affidavit: https://archive.org/details/AffidavitsOnCelestialMarriage/MS_3423_5-6/page/n74/mode/1up?view=theater