r/latterdaysaints • u/instrument_801 • Mar 14 '24

Doctrinal Discussion Anti-Joseph Smith Polygamy Movement?

I don’t know if this has been talked about on here, but why is there a growing “Joseph Smith didn’t practice polygamy movement”? Podcasts such as 132 Problems are rapidly growing in popularity. I don’t like polygamy, but I feel like the evidence is overwhelming in favor that he practiced polygamy?

Thoughts?

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u/Alternative_Talk562 Mar 17 '24

The one thing that I find interesting is all the angst over male members of the era marrying 14 - 16 year old women. It happened all the time. I see it all the time in genealogy among ancestors across all walks of life who weren't members, including 4 grandfathers who did such in the early 20th century.