132 Problems: Revisiting Mormon Polygamy

Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems We tend to think of polygamy as an uncomfortable relic of our past, but for far too many people, it is still a tragic system of painful oppression. Flora Jessop helps us go from understanding polygamy as simply a theoretical hardship, to feeling the actual suffering continuing for hundreds of our...

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Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems In this great conversation Jacqueline shares her incredibly personal journey with betrayal trauma and her profound realization that God would never design or want this for God's daughters, including Emma. Jacqueline's wisdom and insight comes through profoundly as she shares her story, in...

Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems Ugh, the crooked camera.... Links: Pope Gregory I statement: https://my.tlu.edu/ICS/icsfs/ConversionSourcesBritFrnRussia8pg.pdf?target=e1cd546f-6a9a-4124-b399-08930007d2aa Metamorphosis: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1666/1666-h/1666-h.htm#link2H_4_0049 Lorenzo Snow talk on Esther, Oct 5, 1882,...

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Please consider supporting this podcast:  Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems 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 Respon...

Please consider supporting this podcast:  Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems John Hajicek has spent 50 years deeply immersed in early LDS material culture, developing a level of mastery that is very rare. He has acquired over 250,000 artifacts, including books, pamphlets, articles, letters, hymnals, and other physical items from our shared LDS history. It was such a...

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Please consider supporting this podcast:  Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems I appreciate Todd Compton sharing his time, training, and insight. I also appreciate his knowledge, honesty, kindness and humilty. http://toddmcompton.com/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Todd-Compton/author/B001HOF5MG?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPort...

Please consider supporting this podcast:  Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems I loved sitting down again with Whitney Horning, author of Joseph Smith Revealed, A Faithful Telling and Hyrum Smith, A Prophet Unsung. She shares her journey of struggling with the stories of polygamy and working to discover truth, both about polygamy and Joseph Smith. Enjoy!

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Please consider supporting this podcast:  Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems The current church narrative found in the gospel topics essays is problematic. It is far from comprehensive or transparent, but beyond that, it is not consistent with past church teachings, the historical sources, the scriptures, or many current church teachings and statements from recent l...

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Mark Hofmann, Mormonism's forger and bomber, is perhaps the most infamous member of the church. He also happens to be my cousin. My oldest sister joins me to discuss her experiences growing up with him, and our perspectives on him and his wonderful family. More importantly, she shares her own experiences and revelations about mothering children who go different ways.

Please consider supporting this podcast:  Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems The second part of my conversation with the legendary Carol Lynn Pearson. Carol Lynn shares more profound insights, shares several of her poems about Mother God, and describes her most recent book, The Love Map. I highly recommend her books, particularly her newer books, The Ghost of Eterna...

Some thoughts on Christmas. Please listen to our family's musical gift starting at 36:56. Merry Christmas!

Please consider supporting this podcast:  Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems Carol Lynn Pearson has been contributing to important conversations in Mormonism since the 1960's. She is truly a legend in her own time who has used her powerful voice to bring awareness to some of the most challenging and sensitive issues we face as a church and as people. I highly recomm...

Please consider supporting this podcast:  Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems It was amazing to have the opportunity to sit down with Patrick Mason and ask him some of my most pressing questions about church history and about his perspective on polygamy, the scriptural canon, belief, and how we can engage in the church. Patrick's books, which I highly recommend, are...

Please consider supporting this podcast:  Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24 https://www.patreon.com/132Problems The Holidays are a wonderful time for families -- when families feel wonderful. For those of us struggling with difficult family relationships, holidays can feel like rubbing salt in an already painful wound. How can we best navigate family estrangement, whether it is with our adult childre...