Commentary: Can Latter-day Saints talk honestly about polygamy? A new book could help.
The unknowns about eternal polygamy are “answered with speculation and myths, creating undue fear and angst,” says the author of Deseret Book publication.
(Photo courtesy Utah State Historical Society) This photo shows the board of directors of the Deseret Hospital. Many of the women in this photo participated in an 1870 meeting defending polygamy. The meeting was referred to as the "Great Indignation Meeting." Front row, left to right: Jane S. Richards, Emmeline B. Wells. Middle row: Phoebe Woodruff, Isabelle M. Horne, Eliza R. Snow, Zina D. Young, Marinda N. Hyde. Back row: Dr. Ellis R. Shipp, Bathsheba W. Smith, Elizabeth Howard, Dr. Romania B. Pratt Penrose.