Ep 158 – The Very Walls Had Ears

On this episode, we dive into the ubiquity of Nauvoo polygamy. Much has been made about Joseph Smith having multiple wives, but he wasn’t the only Nauvoo elite with more than one. Just how prevalent was the practice? How many participated? How many knew about the doctrine? How many plural marriages were formed prior to D&C; 132 being committed to paper? What conclusions can we draw from the available data? Gary James Bergera’s article is a masterpiece in helping to understand the complexity of the tangled web of Nauvoo Polygamy. Identifying the Earliest Mormon Polygamists by Gary Bergera https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V38N03_13.pdf James Adams https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/james-adams Ezra T. Benson https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/companies/65/ezra-t-benson-company Reynolds Cahoon https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/reynolds-cahoon Joseph Coolidge https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joseph-wellington-coolidge?l=papers Howard Egan https://majorhowardegan.com/howard-egan/overview-of-major-howard-egans-life/ William Felshaw https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/7955/william-felshaw Deed to William Felshaw https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/deed-to-william-felshaw-30-june-1836/1 William Huntington biography by Andrew Jensen https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/logout?targetUrl=/collection/BYUIBooks/id/3154 Joseph Kelting https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joseph-andrew-kelting Isaac Morley https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/isaac-morley Joseph Bates Noble https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joseph-bates-noble https://keeperoftheprophetssword.net/ John Edward Page https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/john-edward-page Uncle John Smith https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/john-smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(uncle_of_Joseph_Smith) Theodore Turley https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/theodore-turley Lyman Wight https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/lyman-wight Edwin Woolley https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/edwin-woolley Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/