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Episode 7 of Changes explores the complex transition away from mainstream Mormon polygamy. Our discussion covers the 1890 Manifesto, the government pressure that led to it, ongoing resistance within the church, and the rise of fundamentalist groups. We examine how this profound change affected Mormon identity and how doctrinal elements of eternal plural marriage persist today. 

Sources

• Scripture_Official Declaration 1_LDS.org
• Essay: Discussing Difficult Topics_Plural Marriage_BYU RSC
• Video: An Intro to Mormon Polygamy_1673_Mormon Stories
• Essay_The Odyssey of Wilford Woodruff & the Manifesto_BYU RSC
• Essay_Correlation an Understanding of Church History_BCC
• Essay_Mormon History_Dayton Smith_BCC
• Essay: Polygamy_Mormon Stories
• Podcast_Federal Prosicution Polygamy_149_MS
• Essay: Line upon Line: Joseph's Understanding of the Eternal Family_BYU RSC

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Examine the end of polygamy. Explore the who, what, when, where, why, and how. Discuss external pressures, social forces (men hiding, causing more hiding), internal politics, and other factors that led to the Manifesto. Discuss ongoing practice of polygamy and the second manifesto. Did official doctrine change? Highlight the quiet and public oposition, subversion, splinter

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1. Truth | 2. Beginnings | 3. First Vision | 4. Priesthood | 5. The Gold Plates | 6. The BoM | 7. The BoA | 8. Polygamy | 9. Changes | 10. Challenges | ...