Description

The story of one of Brigham Young's wives that later left him and the church. Revealing look at polygamy, early Utah and Brigham Young.

Table of Contents

Chapter

1. The Days of My Childhood—Why I Ever Was a Mormon
2. Founding the New Religion—Assination of Joseph Smith
3. The "Revelation on Celestial Marriage"—Trouble Among the Saints
4. After Joseph's Death—Brigham Young Elected Prophet
5. My Father's Plural-Wife—Childhood in Polygamy
6. Forsaking Dear Zion—We Find a New Home in the Far West
7. Our Welcome to "Zion"—Utah in Early Days
8. Troubles Under the New System
9. The Hardships and Perils of Life in a New Country
10. The Utah "Reformation"—"A Reign of Terror"—The Blood-Atonement Preached
11. "Divine Emigration"—The Prophet and the Hand-Cart Scheme
12. Brigham's Hand-Cart Scheme, Continued—Failure of the "Divine Plan"
13. The Mountain Meadows Massacre—"Vengeance Is Mine: I Will Repay"
14. Betrayed and Murdered—Trial of John D. Lee
15. The Blood-Atonement—The Destroying Angels—Danites and Their Deeds
16. Frightful Deeds of Blood—Mormonism in Its True Light
17. Troubles in Our Own Family—Louise Comes Upon the Scene
18. Increase of Polygamy—Mixed-Up Condition of Matrimonial Affairs
19. The Mysteries of Polygamy—What the Wives Could Tell
20. Brigham Builds Wagons by "Inspiration"—The Church Sets Up a Whiskey-Store
21. Going Through the "Endowment-House"—I Take The Mysterious Baths
22. We Carry On the Endowment Drama—I Am Fully Initiated
23. The Prophet Makes Love to Me—I Have Other Views
24. My First Marriage—A Life's Mistake
25. Early Married Life—My Husband and My Mother
26. After My Divorce—Affairs At Home
27. A Walk with the Prophet—He Makes Love to Me
28. How Brigham Young Forced Me to Marry Him
29. My Marriage with Brigham Young—How the Other Wives Received Me
30. The Prophet's Family Circle—His Wives and Children
31. The Wives of the Prophet—Brother Brigham's Domestic Troubles
32. The Prophet's Favorite Wife—How He Conducted His Love Affairs
33. The Dead Wives of the Prophet—He Never Was Known to Shed a Tear
34. The Prophet at Home—How He Looks, Lives, and Acts—Mormon Philanthropy and Education
35. Brigham as a Farmer—My New House—Taking Boarders
36. Breaking the Yoke—I Leave My Home
37. The Divorce Suit—Proceedings in Court—Brigham's Affidavit
38. My Escape From Salt Lake City—My Public Career
39. Church Government—Mormon Apostles—The Order of Enoch
40. The Condition of Mormon Women—High and Low Life in Polygamy
41. My Return to Utah—Secret of Brigham's Power—Utah's Future