Mormon Stories Podcast The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy - Carol Lynn Pearson | Ep. 2122 (Re-Broadcast)
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Mar 11, 2026 Carol Lynn Pearson, author and longtime advocate for women and LGBTQ Mormons, discusses her book The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy. She explores polygamy's origins, its harms to women, men, and children, and shares survey stories revealing fear and family strain. She proposes reforms for healing and imagines a future of gender partnership and justice.
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Healing Blessing Pronounced In Joseph Smith's Office
- Visiting Joseph Smith's Red Brick Store, Pearson had a visionary moment imagining Emma hearing Section 132 and then pronounced a healing blessing there.
- She publicly blessed that the damage of eternal polygamy would cease in Jesus' name.
Brigham Young Sermon Pressured Men Into Polygamy
- Pearson discovered a Brigham Young 1873 Paris, Idaho sermon stating men who refuse plural marriage risk losing their wife in heaven, which explained family choices to accept polygamy.
- This historical pressure likely coerced monogamous husbands into plural marriage.
Thousands Report Ongoing Harm From Sealing Teachings
- Pearson ran an 8,000-person anonymous survey documenting ongoing harm from teachings about eternal polygamy.
- About 85% of narrative responses reported heartbreak, anxiety, and life disruption tied to sealing policies.
