The Latest Polygamy Denier Theory - Dan Vogel

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Is the Willard Richards Copy of D&C 132 the Oldest?
The Latest Polygamy Denier Theory
A Response by Dan Vogel


Premieres Monday, Aug. 5, 2025, at 5 PM Mountain Time

In this video, I address a theory presented by Jeremy Hoop and others that questions the traditional narrative about the authorship and timeline of Doctrine and Covenants 132, a revelation on polygamy dictated by Joseph Smith. They claim that the Willard Richards copy of D&C 132 is older than the Joseph Kingsbury copy, which has been widely accepted as the oldest existing copy, dating to July 1843. According to Hoop and his colleagues, an analysis of about a dozen edits in the Richards copy shows not only that it is the older document but that it was undergoing revision and refinement before Kingsbury copied it, and it was presented to the church in August 1852.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcR2EoGXPw8

[Philo Sofee]

I'm looking very forward to this one!