Peter Berg

And I had asked him, because in Saudi, you can have multiple wives, Saudi men. And I had asked him about that and sort of like, wow, that's amazing, multiple wives. That's so cool. And we were leaving Riyadh Airport and he was walking with me and there was a man in front of us and he was holding like five suitcases and he could barely walk. And there were four women around him and kids everywhere.

And he just looked like he was about to collapse and fall face forward on the ground at the airport in Riyadh. And my friend looked at me and said, Pete, this is the reality of what having five wives looks like on the ground if you want to see what it really feels like. So they think about Brigham Young having, you know, 45 wives. Okay. Good luck, I guess. Right? Yeah.

And he just looked like he was about to collapse and fall face forward on the ground at the airport in Riyadh. And my friend looked at me and said, Pete, this is the reality of what having five wives looks like on the ground if you want to see what it really feels like. So they think about Brigham Young having, you know, 45 wives. Okay. Good luck, I guess. Right? Yeah.

And he just looked like he was about to collapse and fall face forward on the ground at the airport in Riyadh. And my friend looked at me and said, Pete, this is the reality of what having five wives looks like on the ground if you want to see what it really feels like. So they think about Brigham Young having, you know, 45 wives. Okay. Good luck, I guess. Right? Yeah.

But that was one of the issues, the polygamy that... people that were non-Mormons back in 1850s were using to attack the religion. And, you know, that was something that was the polygamy has obviously been since outlawed and the church has cut itself off from that policy.

But that was one of the issues, the polygamy that... people that were non-Mormons back in 1850s were using to attack the religion. And, you know, that was something that was the polygamy has obviously been since outlawed and the church has cut itself off from that policy.

But that was one of the issues, the polygamy that... people that were non-Mormons back in 1850s were using to attack the religion. And, you know, that was something that was the polygamy has obviously been since outlawed and the church has cut itself off from that policy.

But, you know, the Mormons were the whole idea that this kid, Joseph Smith, I believe he was a young teenager, 14, when he and his buddy walked into these woods. I mean, like 18, late 1830s, right?

But, you know, the Mormons were the whole idea that this kid, Joseph Smith, I believe he was a young teenager, 14, when he and his buddy walked into these woods. I mean, like 18, late 1830s, right?

But, you know, the Mormons were the whole idea that this kid, Joseph Smith, I believe he was a young teenager, 14, when he and his buddy walked into these woods. I mean, like 18, late 1830s, right?

There's a photo of you. 16, he forgot about it. See, I didn't want to oversell it, so I understood it. I kind of knew it was in the 50s. He had 56 wives.

There's a photo of you. 16, he forgot about it. See, I didn't want to oversell it, so I understood it. I kind of knew it was in the 50s. He had 56 wives.

There's a photo of you. 16, he forgot about it. See, I didn't want to oversell it, so I understood it. I kind of knew it was in the 50s. He had 56 wives.

14. So this kid at 14 comes out of the woods and says, the angel came and told me that the Bible's almost right, but it's not quite right. So I'm going to rewrite it, which he did, the Book of Mormon. And look at where we are today. It was not that long ago, right?

14. So this kid at 14 comes out of the woods and says, the angel came and told me that the Bible's almost right, but it's not quite right. So I'm going to rewrite it, which he did, the Book of Mormon. And look at where we are today. It was not that long ago, right?

14. So this kid at 14 comes out of the woods and says, the angel came and told me that the Bible's almost right, but it's not quite right. So I'm going to rewrite it, which he did, the Book of Mormon. And look at where we are today. It was not that long ago, right?

And in the course of that journey from Joseph Smith coming out of the woods to where we are today with Brigham Young University and the beautiful city of Salt Lake City, Utah – There was a lot of bloodshed and Joseph Smith was murdered. Brigham Young fought. And another interesting theory that isn't proven, but it's I believe it it holds is what saved the Mormons.

And in the course of that journey from Joseph Smith coming out of the woods to where we are today with Brigham Young University and the beautiful city of Salt Lake City, Utah – There was a lot of bloodshed and Joseph Smith was murdered. Brigham Young fought. And another interesting theory that isn't proven, but it's I believe it it holds is what saved the Mormons.

And in the course of that journey from Joseph Smith coming out of the woods to where we are today with Brigham Young University and the beautiful city of Salt Lake City, Utah – There was a lot of bloodshed and Joseph Smith was murdered. Brigham Young fought. And another interesting theory that isn't proven, but it's I believe it it holds is what saved the Mormons.

Because in 1857, when you had the Mormon Wars. You know, Brigham Young was fighting President Buchanan when the military was coming after him in 1857. And he was holed up and prepared to fight in Salt Lake City. And Buchanan wanted him out. And then right around 1858, 1859, a little thing called the Civil War popped off. And the entire focus of the U.S.