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Ep260: Anti-Brigham Rhetoric: How the LDS Church Lost its Star Prophet to Conspiracy

On this episode of Mormonish Podcast, Rebecca, Landon, and Ganesh Brigham Young's fall from grace as a result of the accusation that Brigham was responsible for polygamy, not Joseph Smith. And in addition, Brigham Young did a lot of awful other things that Joseph would never do.

Ganesh show that many things Brigham Young is accused of, Joseph Smith did years earlier and independently of Brigham. In other words, they were two peas in a pod.

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Rebecca Bibliotheca

Rebecca Bibliotheca is a mother or three boys, co-founder of "The Good Book Club," a virtual reading group for post and nuanced Mormons, cohost of "Mormon Media Reviews," and leader of the "Mormon Stories Book Club." She has a Masters of Library and Information Science from BYU and worked for many years at the BYU Library. She and her husband, Tom, also founded a youth theater program that is in its 19th year. Rebecca loves the theater, reading, film, spending times outdoors, church watching and iced coffee!

Landon Brophy

Landon Brophy is the proud father of four children, two grandchildren, three ATVs and a boat. He's a former military officer, the co-founder of The Good Book Club, a reading group for post and nuanced Mormons, ann international manager for a global defense contractor, and a worldwide traveler. He and his wife founded "Utah Wanderers," an online travel guide to exploring Utah. Landon loves the outdoors, ATVing, boating, flying, reading, observing the "ongoing restoration" and second Saturdays!