In the Season 5 premiere, the Browns meet with a potential investor for their jewelry line; Christine's daughter Mykelti brings a boyfriend home; and Meri's revelation could ruin her relationship with another sister wife.
Kody and the wives attend parent-teacher conferences, and Logan graduates from high school. Meri feels pressured to have another child, and the wives have some conflict over the size of Meri's house.
The Browns plan a vacation with their polygamist friends, the Darger family, as they head to the beach for some polygamist fun in the sun. For the first time, viewers meet another polygamist family and discover how they're the same and different from the Browns.
The dark side of polygamy is uncovered when the Brown teenagers volunteer for an organization that helps people escape from abusive polygamist families.
Tensions rise as the Sister Wives fight for the bonus features they want for each house. Later, the Brown family digs deep when the family dog is ailing. A compromise leaves them all in tears.
With the Sister Wives living separately for over a year now, the Brown family structure is falling apart. After stressing out over finances, the wives try hard to start a web business, and Christine makes another attempt to pass her real estate exam.
The wives plan a dream pilgrimage across country to Nauvoo, Illinois, the birthplace of American polygamy. But the three-day road trip turns into much more than they bargained for as tempers start to flare and relationships get tested.
As the Browns prepare a proper send off for Logan's graduation, Kody and the wives push hard to get moved into their new homes before Christmas.
Janelle sees a therapist to discuss a sensitive matter involving her and one of the other wives. Meanwhile, Mykelti and Madison prepared to graduate from high school; and Dayton has surgery to repair an eyelid damaged in an ATV accident.
The Browns begin a road trip to meet another polygamist family. They check in on Christine's mother who has plans of moving to Vegas. Next, they visit their old home in Utah and are overwhelmed by past emotions. And Kody does something to upset one wife.
The blow up between Kody and Christine continues as they approach their final destination. Can Kody get to the root of the problem? Later, the Browns meet another polygamist family, the Colliers and discuss the idea of the Colliers courting another wife.
Christine’s two oldest daughters, Aspyn and Mykelti, are moving out, while her mother Annie is moving in! How will Kody handle having his mother-in-law around all the time? Later, Meri comforts Robyn about her ongoing struggles with her ex-husband.
The Browns have agreed to do something they have never done before -- allow total strangers to move into their houses! Two anthropology students will live with the Browns for several days to get an unfiltered look at their polygamist lifestyle.
The Browns begin to worry about whether the anthropology students will see them as a healthy family or completely dysfunctional. And on top this stress, Meri makes a momentous decision that will change the Brown family forever
Meri divorces Kody so that he can marry Robyn so he can adopt Robyn's oldest three children.