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Episode 41: So Long Submerged

R. Eric Smith is the editorial manager for Church History Department publications. Eric is also a general editor of the Joseph Smith Papers. In this week’s episode Eric discusses how Joseph F. Smith struggled to uphold the law and still care for the well-being of his plural wives and children. After Joseph F. Smith received a presidential pardon, he gave his first address in the Salt Lake Tabernacle following seven years of living on the underground.

Additional Resources

Chapter Discussed in This Episode:

• Chapter 41: So Long Submerged

Associated Church History Topics:

• Antipolygamy Legislation

• Church Academies

• Joseph F. Smith

• Manifesto

• Relief Society

• Salt Lake Temple

• Women’s Suffrage

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