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- ''Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual'' (1999): "the Lord commanded some of the early Saints to practice plural marriage. The Prophet Joseph Smith and those closest to him...were challenged by this command" (view source)
- ''Ensign'' (1992): Emma Smith's "great trial came when the prophet revealed to Emma that they would be required to live the ancient law of Abraham—plural marriage" (view source)
- Church History in the Fulness of Times (2003): "The law of celestial marriage, as outlined in this revelation, also included the principle of the plurality of wives" (view source)
- Doctrine and Covenants 132:51-52: "all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph" (view source)
- Ensign (1977): "plural marriage...Starting during Joseph Smith’s own lifetime but limited to a few dozen families until its official announcement in 1852" (view source)
- Ensign (1989): "The Prophet introduced several doctrines relating to the temple, including the temple ceremonies and plural marriage" (view source)
- Gospel Topics: "Today, any person who practices plural marriage cannot become or remain a member of the Church" (view source)
- John A. Widtsoe (apostle, 1943): "That Joseph Smith actually was the person who introduced plural marriage into the Church and that he practiced it himself are amply proved by existing facts" (view source)
- Joseph Smith Papers: "Although he hated adultery and was deeply loyal to his wife Emma, he believed he was to take additional wives as had the ancient patriarchs" (view source)
- Polygamy book/John C. Bennett/Sarah Pratt (view source)
- Question: Did Gordon B. Hinckley claim that polygamy was "not doctrinal on Larry King Live? (view source)
- Question: Did Gordon B. Hinckley claim that polygamy was "not doctrinal" on Larry King Live? (view source)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith consummate any of these marriages with married women? (view source)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith ever publicly attempt to teach the doctrine of plural marriage? (view source)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith institute polygamy because he had a "voracious sexual appetite"? (view source)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith marry Fanny Alger as his first plural wife in 1833? (view source)
- Question: Did Joseph Smith write a "love letter" to his plural wife Sarah Ann Whitney to request a secret rendezvous? (view source)
- Question: Does the Bible forbid plural marriage? (view source)
- Question: How can President Hinckley claim that polygamy is "not doctrinal" if it was a required practice in the 19th-Century Church? (view source)
- Question: How could Joseph and Fanny have been married in 1831 if the sealing power had not yet been restored? (view source)
- Question: How do critics of the Church portray Joseph Smith's letter to the Whitney family as a "love letter"? (view source)
- Question: If the only purpose of polygamy was to "raise up seed," then why did Joseph not have children by his plural wives? (view source)
- Question: Was Heber C. Kimball concerned that missionaries would "take all the best" convert women as plural wives before they returned to Salt Lake City? (view source)
- Question: Was Joseph Smith ever charged with adultery under Illinois law? (view source)
- Question: Was Joseph Smith sealed or married to other men's wives without the knowledge or consent of their husband? (view source)
- Question: Was Oliver Cowdery aware that some in the Church were practicing polygamy in 1835 at the time he authored the "Article on Marriage"? (view source)
- Question: Was Parley P. Pratt murdered because he stole another man's wife? (view source)
- Question: Was it normal not to obtain a formal civil divorce in 19th century America? (view source)
- Question: Was the only purpose of polygamy to "multiply and replenish the earth" and "bear the souls of men"? (view source)
- Question: Was the practice of polygamy general knowledge among Latter-day Saints in 1835 when the "Article on Marriage" was published? (view source)
- Question: Were there any similar cases under Illinois adultery statute which demonstrate that Joseph was not breaking the law? (view source)
- Question: What did Orson Hyde, the husband of Marinda Nancy Johnson, know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Elizabeth Davis know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Elvira Annie Cowles know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Esther Dutcher know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Lucinda Pendleton Morgan Harris know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Lucinda Pendleton know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Marinda Nancy Johnson know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Mary Elizabeth Rollins know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Mary Heron know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Patty Bartlett know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Presendia L. Huntington know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Ruth Vose Sayers know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Sarah Ann Whitney know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Sarah Kingsley know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Sylvia Sessions know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What did the husband of Zina D. Huntington know about her sealing to Joseph Smith for eternity? (view source)
- Question: What was the nature of Joseph Smith's "polyandrous" marriages? (view source)
- Question: What was the real purpose of the letter written by Joseph Smith to the parents of Sarah Ann Whitney? (view source)
- Question: Why did Joseph Smith say "I had not been married scarcely five minutes...before it was reported that I had seven wives"? (view source)
- Question: Why did Joseph keep the doctrine of plural marriage private? (view source)
- Question: Why did the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants include a statement of marriage that denied the practice of polygamy at a time when some were actually practicing it? (view source)
- Question: Why were some plural marriages performed after the Manifesto? (view source)
- Source:Bitton:Great-Grandfather’s Family:Ensign:Feb 1977:plural marriage...Starting during Joseph Smith’s own lifetime but limited to a few dozen families until its official announcement in 1852 (view source)
- Source:Church History In The Fulness Of Times Student Manual:2003:The law of celestial marriage, as outlined in this revelation, also included the principle of the plurality of wives (view source)
- Source:Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual:1999:The Prophet Joseph Smith and those closest to him...were challenged by this command, but they obeyed it (view source)
- Source:Doctrine and Covenants:132:51-52:all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph (view source)
- Source:Gospel Topics:Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah:Today, any person who practices plural marriage cannot become or remain a member of the Church (view source)
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:Joseph F. Smith broke the law (view source)
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:Reed Smoot hearings (view source)
- Source:Gospel Topics:The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage:The Second Manifesto (view source)
- Source:Hartley:The Knight Family: Part II:Ensign:Nov 1989:The Prophet introduced several doctrines relating to the temple, including the temple ceremonies and plural marriage (view source)
- Source:JSP:Although he hated adultery and was deeply loyal to his wife Emma, he believed he was to take additional wives as had the ancient patriarchs (view source)
- Source:Jones:My Great-Great-Grandmother, Emma Hale Smith:the prophet revealed to Emma that they would be required to live the ancient law of Abraham—plural marriage (view source)
- Source:Teachings of Presidents of the Church:Joseph Smith:2007:The doctrines and principles relating to plural marriage were revealed to Joseph Smith as early as 1831 (view source)
- Source:Webb:BYUS:2011:18:Joseph Smith's doctrine and character demand our amazement (view source)
- Source:Widtsoe:Evidences and Reconciliations:Did Joseph Smith Introduce Plural Marriage:that he practiced it himself are amply proved by existing facts (view source)
- Stephen H. Webb: "Evidence That Demands Our Amazement... Joseph Smith was a remarkable person" (view source)
- Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith (2007): "The doctrines and principles relating to plural marriage were revealed to Joseph Smith as early as 1831" (view source)
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