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Doctrinal foundation of plural marriage |
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Introduction of plural marriage |
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Questions about Joseph Smith and plural marriage |
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Notable plural wives of Joseph Smith |
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Plural marriage in Utah |
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End of plural marriage |
Emma Smith's reaction to Joseph Smith's plural marriages
Question: How did Emma Hale Smith react to Joseph's practice of plural marriage?
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- Question: How did Emma Hale Smith react to Joseph's practice of plural marriage?
- Emma was aware of Joseph's plural marriage and sometimes gave permission, but did much to try and thwart it
- Emma did teach her children that Joseph had never taught the doctrine of plural marriage, and blamed its introduction on Brigham Young
Emma Smith in Doctrine and Covenants 132
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- Question: Was Emma Smith promised "annihilation" if she didn't accept plural marriage?
- The revelation is not entirely clear on what this means
Question: Was a pregnant Eliza R. Snow pushed down the stairs by a furious Emma, resulting in a miscarriage?
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- Question: Was a pregnant Eliza R. Snow pushed down the stairs by a furious Emma, resulting in a miscarriage?
- The historical and logistical problems with this story make it unlikely to be true
- The statement that Eliza carried Joseph’s unborn child and lost it due to an attack by Emma is brought into question by Eliza’s own journal
- RLDS perspective
- Question: If the story of Emma pushing Eliza Snow down the stairs is true, why did Eliza not make use of it?
Question: Was a pregnant Eliza R. Snow pushed down the stairs by a furious Emma, resulting in a miscarriage?
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- Question: Was a pregnant Eliza R. Snow pushed down the stairs by a furious Emma, resulting in a miscarriage?
- The historical and logistical problems with this story make it unlikely to be true
- The statement that Eliza carried Joseph’s unborn child and lost it due to an attack by Emma is brought into question by Eliza’s own journal
- RLDS perspective
- Question: If the story of Emma pushing Eliza Snow down the stairs is true, why did Eliza not make use of it?
Question: Under what circumstances was Doctrine and Covenants Section 132 committed to writing?
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- Question: Under what circumstances was Doctrine and Covenants Section 132 committed to writing?
- Hyrum Smith asked Joseph to commit the doctrine to writing, because he believed that he could thereby persuade Emma of its truth
Question: Since first wives were generally to grant permission for sealings to subsequent wives, did Joseph's later sealing to Emma mean that Emma no longer held the role of "first wife"?
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- Question: Since first wives were generally to grant permission for sealings to subsequent wives, did Joseph's later sealing to Emma mean that Emma no longer held the role of "first wife"?
- If the wife of the person who holds the keys to plural marriage rejects plural marriage, her husband is to follow the commands of God to him without her permission
Question: Did Joseph Smith offer to trade Jane Law for Emma Smith in a wife swap with William Law?
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