82: Exposing the Expositor Part 1 - The Players | 132 Problems; Revisiting Mormon Polygamy

Please consider supporting this podcast: Venmo: @Michelle-Stone-24   / 132problems   The Nauvoo Expositor, an essential part of church history that lead directly to the martyrdom, and is used by historians and critics to support the assumption that Joseph was indeed the originator of section 132 and polygamy, requires a lot of serious investigation. Understanding the situations and motivations of the men behind this newspaper, the fears of the city it sought to overthrow, and the things it actually says (and does not say) is essential to the discussion of Joseph Smith's polygamy. While people with only surface research or understanding make claims that the expositor proves Joseph's polygamy, deeper understanding reveals exactly the opposite. Links: The Warsaw Signal, May 22, 1844 https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.o... Lucy Mack Family Memoir https://archive.org/details/LucysBook... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... Nauvoo Neighbor, April 17, 1844 http://boap.org/LDS/Nauvoo-Neighbor/1... Nauvoo Neighbor, May 29, 1844 http://boap.org/LDS/Nauvoo-Neighbor/1... City Council Minutes, June 8, 1844 https://ia802907.us.archive.org/18/it... City Council Minutes, June 10, 1844 https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... Nauvoo Expositor https://ia802907.us.archive.org/18/it... Road to Martyrdom, Joseph I. Bentley https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/ro... William Law: Nauvoo Dissenter, Lyndon Cook https://byustudies.byu.edu/wp-content... William Law Letters https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/v... Sangamo Journal, Warsaw Signal, and other newspapers: http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/... Lawsuits: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/pap... Interview on Nauvoo Counterfeiting    • 704: Were Nauvoo Leaders Counterfeiters? (...   Joseph Jackson Letter and Book   / joseph_h_jacksons_letter_june_1_1844_included   https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Narr... Eaton and Williams Affidavits https://byustudies.byu.edu/online-cha... William Law diary - request form https://lib.byu.edu/search/byu/record... William Law's Amazing (and Suspect) Diary, by Benjamin Park https://professorpark.wordpress.com/2... Tribune interview with William Law, July 31, 1887 https://william-law.org/publications/... Richard Law interview (son of William Law), 1903 https://william-law.org/publications/... Mark Hofmann forgeries article https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s...