Michelle doesn’t appear in this episode in person but she appears as the target of the criticism so we are including it here for reference. Click here to find Michelle’s response to this video.

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Description from Mormon Book Review:

This week, I welcome Brian Hales to address a growing movement that believes Joseph Smith did not introduce or practice plural marriage. Specifically, he discusses a recent video from Michelle Brady Stone’s (@MichelleBStone ) 132 Problems: Revisiting Mormon Polygamy channel. In our discussion, Hales expresses two concerns. The first asks, “What is the objective, goal, and endgame?” According to Hales, that whatever the desired goal might be, the actual result is “confusion” because Michelle often offers conclusions that contradict teachings from past Church presidents and portrays current apostles as unknowing or out-of-touch. Hales’s second concern involves the difference between transparencyists, who strive to provide manuscript data on a topic with full documentary transparency (letting the audience decide), and propagandists, who only provide selective evidence to persuade audiences to agree with them. Steven Pynakker has been in touch with Michelle and has invited her to come on Mormon Book Reviews to respond and dialogue with Brian about the very important story and history of Mormon polygamy. We hope these conversations will be of great benefit to our audience. Both Brian and Michelle are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Check out Brian’s websites:
https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/
https://mormonpolygamydocuments.org/

Link to 132 Problems: Revisiting Mormon Polygamy YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@MichelleBStone