Smith may have received a revelation on polygamy as early as 1831 ... When told he should practice plural marriage too, Brigham Young said, "It was the first time in my life that I desired ...

which generally avoided the topic of polygamy.) “His portrayal was one of great force and vigor, and sometimes stubbornness that the historical Brigham Young has been characterized by,” D ...

Only a few months after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published an illustrated explanation for children ...

Brigham Young biographer Leonard J ... Anti-Mormon sentiment spread, inflamed particularly by reports of polygamy. By then, the practice of plural marriage had expanded beyond Joseph Smith's ...