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What was polygamy like in pioneer Utah?

Joseph Smith, Jr. kneeling in the Sacred Grove during the First Vision.  There are shafts of light shining down on Joseph.

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Brigham Young publicly acknowledged the practice of plural marriage after the Mormons arrived in Utah. Historians Lisa Olsen Tait and Matthew J. Grow discuss the varied experiences of plural families.

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What was polygamy like in pioneer Utah?

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