Divine manifestations to plural wives and families - Revision history

GregSmith: /* Helen Mar Kimball wrote of her mother, Vilate Kimball: "the vision of her mind was opened, and she saw the principle of Celestial Marriage illustrated in all its beauty and glory" */

2024-06-01T23:00:10Z

Helen Mar Kimball wrote of her mother, Vilate Kimball: "the vision of her mind was opened, and she saw the principle of Celestial Marriage illustrated in all its beauty and glory"

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	She related the scene to me and to many others, and told me she never saw so happy a man as father was, when she described the vision and told him she was satisfied and knew that it was from God. She covenanted to stand by him and honor the principle, which covenant she faithfully kept, and though her trials were often heavy and grievous to bear, her integrity was unflinching to the end.<ref>H[elen] M[ar] Whitney, "Life Incidents" 11 (15 July 1882):26; cited in {{BYUS\|author=Stanley B. Kimball\|article=Heber C. Kimball and Family, the Nauvoo Years\|vol=15\|num=4\|date=Summer 1975\|start=461\|end=462}}</ref>		She related the scene to me and to many others, and told me she never saw so happy a man as father was, when she described the vision and told him she was satisfied and knew that it was from God. She covenanted to stand by him and honor the principle, which covenant she faithfully kept, and though her trials were often heavy and grievous to bear, her integrity was unflinching to the end.<ref>H[elen] M[ar] Whitney, "Life Incidents" 11 (15 July 1882):26; cited in {{BYUS\|author=Stanley B. Kimball\|article=Heber C. Kimball and Family, the Nauvoo Years\|vol=15\|num=4\|date=Summer 1975\|start=461\|end=462}}</ref>
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GregSmith: /* Mary Elizabeth Rollins */

2024-06-01T22:59:42Z

Mary Elizabeth Rollins

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	:She replied that she would never be sealed to him until she had a direct witness from God. He told her to pray earnestly, for the angel had told him that she would have a witness." [And, indeed, this witness comes:] a Personage stood in front of the Bed looking at me. Its clothes were whiter than anything I had ever seen, I could look at its Person, but when I saw its face so bright, and more beautiful than any Earthly being could be, and those eyes pearcing me through, and through, I could not endure it… [She recounted this to Joseph,] who…predicted events that would take place in her family. ‘Every word came true. I went forward and was sealed to him.’<ref name="compton"></ref>{{Rp\|213}}		:She replied that she would never be sealed to him until she had a direct witness from God. He told her to pray earnestly, for the angel had told him that she would have a witness." [And, indeed, this witness comes:] a Personage stood in front of the Bed looking at me. Its clothes were whiter than anything I had ever seen, I could look at its Person, but when I saw its face so bright, and more beautiful than any Earthly being could be, and those eyes pearcing me through, and through, I could not endure it… [She recounted this to Joseph,] who…predicted events that would take place in her family. ‘Every word came true. I went forward and was sealed to him.’<ref name="compton"></ref>{{Rp\|213}}

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	==Unnamed couple from Nauvoo==		==Unnamed couple from Nauvoo==

GregSmith: /* Did those who entered into plural marriage do so simply because Joseph Smith (or another Church leader) "told them to"? */

2024-05-19T09:46:28Z

Did those who entered into plural marriage do so simply because Joseph Smith (or another Church leader) "told them to"?

GregSmith: /* How did Heber and Vilate Kimball receive a divine manifestation regarding plural marriage? */

2024-05-19T09:10:12Z

How did Heber and Vilate Kimball receive a divine manifestation regarding plural marriage?

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GregSmith: /* Mary Elizabeth Rollins */

2024-05-19T03:35:33Z

Mary Elizabeth Rollins

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	:She replied that she would never be sealed to him until she had a direct witness from God. He told her to pray earnestly, for the angel had told him that she would have a witness." [And, indeed, this witness comes:] a Personage stood in front of the Bed looking at me. Its clothes were whiter than anything I had ever seen, I could look at its Person, but when I saw its face so bright, and more beautiful than any Earthly being could be, and those eyes pearcing me through, and through, I could not endure it… [She recounted this to Joseph,] who…predicted events that would take place in her family. ‘Every word came true. I went forward and was sealed to him.’<ref name="compton"></ref>{{Rp\|213}}		:She replied that she would never be sealed to him until she had a direct witness from God. He told her to pray earnestly, for the angel had told him that she would have a witness." [And, indeed, this witness comes:] a Personage stood in front of the Bed looking at me. Its clothes were whiter than anything I had ever seen, I could look at its Person, but when I saw its face so bright, and more beautiful than any Earthly being could be, and those eyes pearcing me through, and through, I could not endure it… [She recounted this to Joseph,] who…predicted events that would take place in her family. ‘Every word came true. I went forward and was sealed to him.’<ref name="compton"></ref>{{Rp\|213}}

			{{Main\|Mary_Elizabeth_Rollins_Lightner#What_did_Joseph_teach_Mary_about_plural_marriage.3F_What_did_she_say.3F\|l1=Read the full story of Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner's response and experience}}

	==Unnamed couple from Nauvoo==		==Unnamed couple from Nauvoo==

GregSmith at 03:00, 18 May 2024

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	* [[#Brigham Young\|Brigham Young]]		* [[#Brigham Young\|Brigham Young]]
	* [[#Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney\|Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney]]		* [[#Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney\|Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney]]
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	* [[#Emily Partridge\|Emily Partridge]]		* [[#Emily Partridge\|Emily Partridge]]
	* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Heber C. Kimball]]		* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Heber C. Kimball]]
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	* [[#Mary Elizabeth Rollins\|Mary Elizabeth Rollins]]		* [[#Mary Elizabeth Rollins\|Mary Elizabeth Rollins]]
	* [[#Phoebe Carter Woodruff\|Phoebe Carter Woodruff]]		* [[#Phoebe Carter Woodruff\|Phoebe Carter Woodruff]]
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	* [[#Sarah Leavitt\|Sarah Leavitt]]		* [[#Sarah Leavitt\|Sarah Leavitt]]
	* [[#Thomas Grover\|Thomas Grover]]		* [[#Thomas Grover\|Thomas Grover]]

GregSmith at 02:59, 18 May 2024

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	Most of the members—both women and men—approached about plural marriage were extremely reluctant until their opinions were changed by what were often dramatic spiritual experiences.		Most of the members—both women and men—approached about plural marriage were extremely reluctant until their opinions were changed by what were often dramatic spiritual experiences.

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	* [[#James Allred\|James Allred]]		* [[#James Allred\|James Allred]]

GregSmith at 02:59, 18 May 2024

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	Most of the members—both women and men—approached about plural marriage were extremely reluctant until their opinions were changed by what were often dramatic spiritual experiences.		Most of the members—both women and men—approached about plural marriage were extremely reluctant until their opinions were changed by what were often dramatic spiritual experiences.

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	* [[#James Allred\|James Allred]]		* [[#James Allred\|James Allred]]
	* [[#Benjamin Johnson\|Benjamin Johnson]]		* [[#Benjamin Johnson\|Benjamin Johnson]]
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	* [[#Helen Mar Kimball\|Helen Mar Kimball]]		* [[#Helen Mar Kimball\|Helen Mar Kimball]]
	* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Vilate Kimball]]		* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Vilate Kimball]]
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	* [[#Howard Coray\|Howard Coray]]		* [[#Howard Coray\|Howard Coray]]
	* [[#Lucy Walker\|Lucy Walker]]		* [[#Lucy Walker\|Lucy Walker]]
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	* [[#Unnamed couple from Nauvoo\|Unnamed couple from Nauvoo]]		* [[#Unnamed couple from Nauvoo\|Unnamed couple from Nauvoo]]
	* [[#Zina Huntington\|Zina Huntington]]		* [[#Zina Huntington\|Zina Huntington]]
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	{{~~column~~-end}}		{{col-end}}

	==James Allred==		==James Allred==

GregSmith at 02:59, 18 May 2024

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	Most of the members—both women and men—approached about plural marriage were extremely reluctant until their opinions were changed by what were often dramatic spiritual experiences.		Most of the members—both women and men—approached about plural marriage were extremely reluctant until their opinions were changed by what were often dramatic spiritual experiences.

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	* [[#James Allred\|James Allred]]		* [[#James Allred\|James Allred]]

GregSmith at 02:59, 18 May 2024

2024-05-18T02:59:10Z

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	Most of the members—both women and men—approached about plural marriage were extremely reluctant until their opinions were changed by what were often dramatic spiritual experiences.		Most of the members—both women and men—approached about plural marriage were extremely reluctant until their opinions were changed by what were often dramatic spiritual experiences.

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	* [[#James Allred\|James Allred]]		* [[#James Allred\|James Allred]]

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	* [[#Brigham Young\|Brigham Young]]		* [[#Brigham Young\|Brigham Young]]
	* [[#Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney\|Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney]]		* [[#Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney\|Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney]]
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	* [[#Emily Partridge\|Emily Partridge]]		* [[#Emily Partridge\|Emily Partridge]]
	* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Heber C. Kimball]]		* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Heber C. Kimball]]
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	* [[#Mary Elizabeth Rollins\|Mary Elizabeth Rollins]]		* [[#Mary Elizabeth Rollins\|Mary Elizabeth Rollins]]
	* [[#Phoebe Carter Woodruff\|Phoebe Carter Woodruff]]		* [[#Phoebe Carter Woodruff\|Phoebe Carter Woodruff]]
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	* [[#Sarah Leavitt\|Sarah Leavitt]]		* [[#Sarah Leavitt\|Sarah Leavitt]]
	* [[#Thomas Grover\|Thomas Grover]]		* [[#Thomas Grover\|Thomas Grover]]

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	* [[#Brigham Young\|Brigham Young]]		* [[#Brigham Young\|Brigham Young]]
	* [[#Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney\|Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney]]		* [[#Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney\|Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney]]
			* [[#Emily Partridge\|Emily Partridge]]
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	* [[#Emily Partridge\|Emily Partridge]]
	* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Heber C. Kimball]]		* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Heber C. Kimball]]
	* [[#Helen Mar Kimball\|Helen Mar Kimball]]		* [[#Helen Mar Kimball\|Helen Mar Kimball]]
	* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Vilate Kimball]]		* [[#Heber and Vilate Kimball\|Vilate Kimball]]
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	* [[#Howard Coray\|Howard Coray]]		* [[#Howard Coray\|Howard Coray]]
	* [[#Lucy Walker\|Lucy Walker]]		* [[#Lucy Walker\|Lucy Walker]]
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	* [[#Margaret Cooper West\|Margaret Cooper West]]		* [[#Margaret Cooper West\|Margaret Cooper West]]
	* [[#Mary Elizabeth Rollins\|Mary Elizabeth Rollins]]		* [[#Mary Elizabeth Rollins\|Mary Elizabeth Rollins]]
	* [[#Phoebe Carter Woodruff\|Phoebe Carter Woodruff]]		* [[#Phoebe Carter Woodruff\|Phoebe Carter Woodruff]]
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	* [[#Sarah Leavitt\|Sarah Leavitt]]		* [[#Sarah Leavitt\|Sarah Leavitt]]
	* [[#Thomas Grover\|Thomas Grover]]		* [[#Thomas Grover\|Thomas Grover]]
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	* [[#Unnamed couple from Nauvoo\|Unnamed couple from Nauvoo]]		* [[#Unnamed couple from Nauvoo\|Unnamed couple from Nauvoo]]
	* [[#Zina Huntington\|Zina Huntington]]		* [[#Zina Huntington\|Zina Huntington]]