Recently the Mormon Church released a new set of storybooks for children. For the storybook entitled "Doctrine and Covenants Stories" it has released a polygamy section that many feel is extremely harmful to children. Please join us as a Mormon Mom (Alyssa Witbeck) and a Mormon Therapist (Natasha Helfer) discuss their feelings about the likely harm that this section will cause to children. Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/teaching-polygamy-to-children/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:30 The background and where to find this 00:13:30 Coming clean of their own volition vs the internet forcing them 00:14:54 Obedience is more important than intuition 00:19:09 God condones prophets to be predators 00:21:46 “The Lord commanded plural marriage” 00:26:45 Nowhere does God command polygamy in the Bible 00:32:21 Joseph is devastated for having to live polygamy 00:37:50 How did this happen if these men were called of God? 00:39:25 To claim that Joseph didn’t want to do this 00:43:15 Emma sometimes helped Joseph decide who to marry 00:46:44 Teaching the Twelve Apostles about polygamy 00:50:15 Brigham Young with his first wife 00:52:02 The laws against polygamy 00:52:52 John Dehlin’s polygamous grandparents 00:59:00 The Manifesto and end of polygamy 01:03:20 How sealings work in the Mormon church 01:10:02 This polygamy lesson teach and normalizes to children 01:26:30 Do they want to believe in a God that was okay with all of this? 01:30:50 Quick quiz 01:40:00 Why does all this matter? 01:47:10 Does this qualify as grooming? 01:52:20 Upcoming lessons on plural marriage for 2025 ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4530951114981376 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds