The Blood In Their Veins: The Kimballs, Polygamy, And The Shaping Of Mormonism

Join author Andrew Kimball and editorial manager John Hatch as they bring to life the dramatic and deeply human stories behind one of Mormonism’s most prominent families—the descendants of Heber C. Kimball. From Helen Mar Kimball Whitney’s heartbreaking losses, to J. Golden Kimball’s candid self-doubt beneath his famously irreverent wit, Andrew Kimball’s new book, The Blood in Their Veins: The Kimballs, Polygamy, and the Shaping of Mormonism reveals the complexity, faith, and fragility at the heart of Latter-day Saint history. Historian Richard L. Bushman compliments Andrew Kimball as “a master storyteller.” This episode offers a powerful glimpse into why.

After earning a PhD in literature from Harvard University, Andrew Kimball spent his career in the financial industry, including as executive vice president of Moody’s Corporation. He coauthored the popular biography of his grandfather, Spencer W. Kimball: The Twelfth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and his wife, Kathryn, have six children and live in New York City.