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Introduction
Last week we went through the blessed, bonkers and bigamy loving beginnings of the Mormon Church. And how a massive, massive, massive love for multiple marriage birthed its fundamentalist offshoots. We saw how the weird, lanky 14th son of its prophet, Rulon Jeffs, ended up out of 65 siblings, swooping in to replace him. This time, we're charting the dramatic rise, savage totalitarian rule, an eventual downfall, of one of history's most powerful cult leaders. The episode is sponsored by American Airlines who were our first ever sponsor.