Tell It All: The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism

By: Fanny Stenhouse

Narrated by: Annette Grayson

Fanny Stenhouse married her husband, T. B. H. Stenhouse, in England and arrived in Utah in 1857. Stenhouse was a missionary and elder of the Mormon Church and a polygamist. Fanny's book was a sensational expose of Mormonism and a criticism of the institution of multiple marriage.

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Great read

This book are so easy to understand the autor was described everything with so much felling! And the narration was wonderful!
Really nice understanding about polygamy from a woman perspective! Very nice book!

Polygamy is horrible for women!

The author definitely has a bias. But the stories of these women are heart breaking!

Honesty

I like that she did just that “tell it all”. This book kept me on the edge of my seat, Fanny being a good Mormon “knew” that polygamy just couldn’t be ordained of god. I loved her bravery, her love for the sisters and her honest wit through out the book.

Amazing book and mispronounced words

I love love love the book. The audio was a little obnoxious. Someone should have done a little homework in pronunciation. I mean Nauvoo is a city in Illinois. Zion is like Lion but with a Z not Zyyyyyon. Melchezedek is biblical and completely mispronounced in the book. Kinda drove me nuts.The reader read sections in a sarcastic tone which seemed like she was taking some sweet liberties and made me unsure the author meant it that way. If you can make it through these things the readers tone was pleasant.

shocking to the soul

Let me introduce myself. I come from Mormon pioneer stock, born and raised in the gospel, loving my prophet, living all the commandments, temple active.... until all my studies of my youth shouted the discrepancies of the newer teachings. The temple was never a true comfort to me and I always felt that polygamy was a true Mormon way, something modern Mormons did not live but also did not seem to truly realize it was their eternal future, that forever family photo hanging on the living room wall is not what their forever family is going to be. I always said I was glad I didn't live in Brigham's years or I'd have killed myself or fled the religion as I have always thought of him as a jerk prophet. I removed my name from the LDS Church 3 years ago in 2017. Reading this book shocked me to the core. I had no idea just how awful it was for my sweet ancestors. I'm so glad I broke the chain in this family. it seems the Mormon Church was rooted in lies and continues to this day with the main leaders continuing to lie to the minions. It's disgusting! I feel for all those stuck in a cult.

Compelling and Heartbreaking

We need more clear-eyed, reliable, first person accounts of early Mormonism like this. It’s very engaging. Highly recommended. Ms. Stenhouse was an articulate and intelligent eyewitness to the Utah years in the era of Brigham Young’s polygamy. She and her husband lived among and knew Young, Heber Kimball, John Taylor and other top leaders personally, and she gives interesting first hand accounts of interactions with them. Her narrative is not just a fringe anti Mormon hit job or propaganda. Everything she says is entirely believable. She was a fully devout member who tried to go along with polygamy because she believed the church was true. It’s a window into just how anti-feminist Utah Mormonism was. This part of church history isn’t just embarrassing it is enraging and heartbreaking. And way worse than the glancing references about era polygamy you hear from the modern church. The church’s half hearted excuses for it will infuriate you after you hear first hand accounts like this one. To the extent that, when Stenhouse finally breaks out of the church, you feel a huge weight lifted from you.

a must read (listen)

I read the book and couldn't put it down- this account takes you back in time and makes you feel as if you are Fanny's friend, watching in real time.
a heartbreaking account of salvation being held from those who wouldn't participate in the perversion of polygamy