123: Fundamentalist Benjamin Shaffer Defends Polygamy

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0:00 Intro

5:40 Mormon Fundamentalists experience

9:35 Benjamin‘s background

29:45 Exploring other sects of Mormonism

40:15 Benjamin meeting general authorities

46:20 Thoughts on SLC Temple renovations

48:35 Changes to temple ordinances

57:15 Church break-off groups

1:00:30 Fundamentalist temples

1:11:00 Kirkland Temple

1:18:15 Joseph Smith’s polygamy

1:20:25 Is the history settled?

1:21:20 Is polygamy of God?

1:31:10 Polygamy scholars

1:32:50 Post-manifesto polygamy

1:35:15 Joseph F. Smith - defending polygamy, protecting the church

1:40:30 Lying for the Lord

1:42:05 Covenants

1:47:15 Martyrs for polygamy?

1:50:50 Women in Utah

1:52:15 Violence and polygamy

1:56:48 What does the evidence say?