Revelation, Resistance, and Mormon Polygamy: The Introduction and Implementation of the Principle, 1830-1853
 “Others, including myself, have never adequately explained the emergence of polygamy ideologically. Smith does so brilliantly, meticulously tracing the factors that overcame resistance to the doctrine among the LDS faithful. She made it possible for me to understand my own ancestors’ rationale in adopting a way of life that so offended their Victorian sensibilities.” —Janet Bennion, author ofPolygamy in Primetime