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Brigham Young
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Brigham Young
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Teachings of Brigham Young
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- Brigham Young's beliefs related to science and education
- Brigham Young's beliefs related to racial issues
- Statements made by past prophets as "scripture"
- Brigham Young's beliefs regarding women
- Brigham Young's statements regarding polygamy
Brigham Young's statements regarding plural marriage
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- Question: Did Brigham Young and Joseph Smith say that polygamists were allowed to go beyond normal bounds of social interaction?
- Question: Did Brigham Young boast about his ability to get more wives even though he was married to 50-60 women?
- Question: Why did Emma Smith and Brigham Young dislike one another?
- Question: Why did Brigham Young say that women "have no right to meddle in the affairs of the Kingdom of God"?
- Question: Did Brigham Young believe that one could not enter the Celestial Kingdom unless they were a polygamist?
- Brigham Young and plural marriage
Criticisms of Brigham Young
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- Brigham Young's Adam-God theory
- Brigham Young's personal beliefs
- Brigham Young and Joseph Smith's First Vision
- Brigham Young's involvement in Freemasonry
- Brigham Young and the Word of Wisdom
- Response to Passing the Heavenly Gift: Claims about Brigham Young and apostles not being witnesses of Christ
- Prosecution of the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Brigham Young's involvement in Freemasonry
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Brigham Young and the Word of Wisdom
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- Question: Did Brigham Young violate the Word of Wisdom by using snuff, tobacco, and tea?
- Question: Why did Brigham Young build a whiskey distillery in Utah?
- Question: Why did Brigham Young instruct members of the Church to grow tobacco in Utah?
Fictional portrayals of Brigham Young
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