Episode 34: Nothing to Fear from the Wicked

Lisa Olsen Tait is a historian and writer for the Saints project. In this episode, Lisa helps us understand what the historical record reveals about plural marriage in Nauvoo. We learn why Helen Mar Kimball Whitney (who was sealed to Joseph Smith in Nauvoo) felt compelled to write about her experience and document her sealing.

Additional Resources

Chapter Discussed in This Episode:

• Chapter 34: Nothing to Fear from the Wicked

Associated Church History Topics:

• American Indians

• Hawaiʻi

• Helen Mar Kimball Whitney

• Joseph and Emma Hale Smith Family

• Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage

• Lorenzo Snow

• Other Latter Day Saint Movements

• Plural Marriage in Utah

• Sagwitch

• Sealing

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