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February 9th, 2010 at 5:44 pm

National Geographic Inside Polygamy: Life in Bountiful (Video, Photos)

Here are National Geographic Inside Polygamy: Life in Bountiful video and photos. The new program premieres on Weds. Feb. 10, 2010 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NatGeo Channel.

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The documentary is a companion piece to the February National Geographic magazine cover story.

In what has been dubbed a real-life ‘Big Love,’ Winston Blackmore (picture above) is the family patriarch and leader of a fundamentalist Mormon polygamist community in Bountiful, British Columbia. He has more than 20 wives and more than 100 children. Blackmore as one who practices what is known as “the principle,” believes that having many wives and dozens of children helps to insure he will enter into the highest of Heavens.

Photo:Bountiful, Canada: Marlina, Zelpha, and Marsha, all wives of Winston Blackmore, stand around the truck after collecting cucumbers for pickling. (Photo Credit: (c) Catherine Yrisarri)

An overview along with several more pictures can be seen here: National Geographic Inside Polygamy: Life in Bountiful.

See also the story on Good Morning America: Leader of Canada’s Largest Polygamy Group Has Estimated 25 Wives, 121 Children

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Top Photo:Bountiful, Canada: Marlina, Zelpha, and Marsha, all wives of Winston Blackmore, stand around the truck after collecting cucumbers for pickling. (Photo Credit: (c) Catherine Yrisarri)