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Discusses Joseph Smith's introduction of polygamy into early Mormon Church. Subjects include polyandry, young brides, theology, children, and Emma Smith.
Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage - The Church of Jesus Christ …
After receiving a revelation commanding him to practice plural marriage, Joseph Smith married multiple wives and introduced the practice to close associates. This principle was among the most challenging aspects of the Restoration—for Joseph personally and for other Church members.
List of Joseph Smith's wives - Wikipedia
Joseph Smith (1805–1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, taught and practiced polygamy during his ministry, marrying multiple women throughout his lifetime. Smith and some of the leading quorums of the church he founded publicly denied he taught or practiced it.
Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo - The Church of Jesus …
Hales, Joseph Smith’s Polygamy, 1:421–37. Polyandry, the marriage of one woman to more than one man, typically involves shared financial, residential, and sexual resources, and children are often raised communally. There is no evidence that Joseph Smith’s sealings functioned in this way, and much evidence works against that view.
In 2013 Brian Hales published a remarkable three volume work about Joseph Smith’s introduction and practice of Latter-day Saint plural marriage. This in-depth study addressed all known controversial and dificult aspects of Joseph Smith’s polygamy, placing them within doctrinal, historical, and social context.
Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy - Wikipedia
Polygamy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or plural marriage, is generally believed to have originated with the founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith. According to several of his associates, Smith taught that polygamy was a divine commandment and practiced it personally, by some accounts marrying more than 30 women, some of whom ...
The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage - The Church of …
The initial command to practice plural marriage came through Joseph Smith, the founding prophet and President of the Church. In 1890, President Wilford Woodruff issued the Manifesto, which led to the end of plural marriage in the Church.
taken by some writers who have discussed Joseph’s polygamy, his approach is welcome. In addressing these controversial topics, Hales pieces together the available evidence in insightful ways, telling “a new story about Joseph’s polygamy” …
as he introduced and practiced polygamy reveals some strange dynamics at times, but nothing that was morally sinful in light of Joseph’s teachings on the matter. In 1831, just one year after the Church was organized, Joseph Smith concluded that Old Testament patriarchs like Abraham and Jacob did not commit sin by marrying plural wives.
Joseph Smith's Personal Polygamy Brian C. Hales AS A PERSONALITY OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, Joseph Smith stands out as extraordinary. While many writers have been critical of him and his teachings, most historians are impressed with at least some of his accomplishments, even those who believe he was a charlatan.