Episode 384: Mormonism Part V - King of Beaver Island
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Brigham Young's Theocracy
The kingdom of the Mormons grew rapidly. Within 10 years, there were over 100 smaller settlements between Utah Lake and Ogden. Brigham Young wasted no time in realizing Joseph Smith's dream of a functioning theocracy. He governed the church and by extension, all of the Mormon settlements like an Israelite judge presiding over criminal cases and settling marriage disputes.
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