56: Even the RLDS Church Admits that Joseph was a Polygamist! | 132 Problems: Mormon Polygamy

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Should the RLDS church's changed perspective on Joseph's polygamy carry weight for us in our search for truth? What convinced the RLDS church leaders to change their stance? What can we learn from them? And why should it matter?

Links:

Website: cofchrist.org

Papers:

The Changing RLDS Response to Mormon Polygamy (Richard Howard's Paper) https://www.jstor.org/stable/43200716?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents

The Last Smith Presidents and the Transformation of the RLDS Church:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23290537?searchText=rlds&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Drlds&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A2d2c69d7206bfec87f908a1e1a111005&seq=3

Jason Briggs Revelation: https://restorationbookstore.org/pages/the-importance-of-the-revelation-given-to-jason-briggs

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23286597?

RLDS Views of Polygamy: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43200745?searchText%3Drlds%2520polygamy%26searchUri%3D%252Faction%252FdoBasicSearch%253FQuery%253Drlds%252Bpolygamy%26ab_segments%3D0%252Fbasic_search_gsv2%252Fcontrol%26refreqid%3Dfastly-default%253Ae2c3aceccd21e774c6e0e8b3e6aa58ef&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1678047283583075&usg=AOvVaw3Y37ePbNqqqBYE7lN4OIPW

Adjustment or Apostasy: searchText=rlds&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Drlds&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Abbc1248f5d750d5512498d79fd8e4ed3

Paper on Isaac Sheen: http://www.connellodonovan.com/smith_sheen.pdf

https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Reorganized_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter_Day_Saints_(RLDS_Church)

Videos:

Richard Howard Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjV0KBzmoTo

RLDS Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zX4uGmYSUI

Bill Russell Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGjRr_5-c8g&t=2s