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Emma Smith and Brigham Young
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Question: Why did Emma Smith and Brigham Young dislike one another?
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- Question: Why did Emma Smith and Brigham Young dislike one another?
- The animosity between Brigham Young and Emma had multiple grounds: personal, religious, and financial
- Brigham also doubtless considered Emma dishonest and a liar because she continued to insist that her husband had never taught the doctrine of plural marriage
- Brigham and Emma did not agree on the disposition of Joseph's estate
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