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Let&rsquo;s Get Real with Stephen Jones is a Scripture Central original series that shares stories, tactics (&rdquo;holy habits&rdquo;), and routines of real people from a variety of different backgrounds who have and are successfully navigating life&rsquo;s most common questions and challenges. The show extracts the teachings and principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the audience in concrete ways to apply in their lives. The show covers a wide range of topics from life skills, personal development, Church history/culture, service, and personal relationships, all through the lens of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Let's Get Real with Stephen Jones

In this episode, we discuss why Latter-day Saint polygamy and Joseph Smith historian Don Bradley left and came back to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.&nbsp;

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In this episode, we discuss why Latter-day Saint polygamy and Joseph Smith historian Don Bradley left and came back to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 


Let's Get Real, Episode 0013: "Why LDS Polygamy and Joseph Smith Historian Left and Came Back to the LDS Church, Part Two"

In episode 13 of Let's Get Real with Stephen Jones, Don Bradley speaks candidly about why he, as an LDS Polygamy and Joseph Smith Historian, left and came back to the LDS Church. Help us reach more people. Donate to Scripture Central: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/scripture-central/lets-get-real 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - "What will I have to do to come back?" | Coming Back 04:31 - "The Lord wants you back in His church." 11:45 - "Just to show that God had a sense of humor. . . " 15:27 - "I had to go through what is called a restoration of blessings." 21:42 - "This has to do with Joseph Smith and Polygamy." 34:40 - "One of these things is not like the others." 44:02 - "This doesn't look like it is about sex. If it were, we would expect him to do it differently." 49:57 - "I'm totally open to building on what any other historian finds." 55:37 - "People leave the church but they don't leave it alone. What's your perspective on that?" 01:03:26 - "What I would say to people who are questioning, have doubts, or who have even lost their faith." 01:07:24 - "Looking at the good things in my life and realizing I didn't have anybody to thank." Don's book The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon's Missing Stories: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-116-Pages... Don Bradley's Academia.edu page, with several of his publications, including one on the John Alger account of the First Vision: https://josephsmithpapers.academia.ed...