
Book of Mormon on the Baja Peninsula?
I’d like to introduce David Rosenvall, who thinks the Book of Mormon took place on Baja Peninsula. He’s a name you may not be familiar
I’d like to introduce David Rosenvall, who thinks the Book of Mormon took place on Baja Peninsula. He’s a name you may not be familiar
[paypal-donation] The RLDS Church was founded on the claim that Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy. Even on her death bed, Emma Smith made the startling
We have teamed up with Benchmark Books for a contest to give away a free book. It’s the Parallel Doctrine and Covenants which compares the
The Temple Lot Case is one of the most important sources for polygamy documents. The RLDS Church wanted ownership of the temple lot in Independence,
One of the Gospel Topics essays on polygamy produced by the church indicates that Joseph Smith married young women, one of “who[m] was sealed to Joseph
When we talk about Mormon polygamy, we usually mean polygyny—where a man has more than 1 wife. The opposite of that is polyandry, where a
We know that in the Bible, many prophets practiced polygamy. However, modern Christians and Jews mostly condemn the practice. What are Joseph’s theological justifications for
Here’s part two of our discussion about Joseph’s plural marriage to Fanny Alger. In this discussion we’ll talk about Emma Smith as well as Oliver
We’re here to talk about Joseph’s first plural wife. Dr. Brian Hales noted that this marriage likely occurred prior to the sealing power being restored.
Rick Bennett is the friendly, independent historian at the heart of Gospel Tangents LDS Podcast: The Best Source for Mormon History, Science, and Theology. When he isn't interviewing Mormon scholars, prophets, and others, he is teaching math and statistics at Utah Valley University. He also freelances as a research biostatistician in the fields of Dermatology and Traumatic Brian Injuries, as well as in the network television/cable T.V. industries as a sports statistician. Rick holds a Master of Statistics Degree from the University of Utah.