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John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo
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- John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Bennett's conduct prior to Nauvoo
- John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Bennett and Prostitution
- John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Brothel at Nauvoo near the temple?
- John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Rise and Fall
- John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Sarah Pratt
- John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Nancy Rigdon
- John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Sidney Rigdon and Bennett's charges
John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Bennett's conduct prior to Nauvoo
Summary: Bennett's early behavior can teach us much about how to interpret his behavior and claims from the Nauvoo period.
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- John C. Bennett Prior to Nauvoo
- Bennett's Character
- Anti-social personality and psychopathy
- DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder
- Hare Psychopathy Checklist—Revised
- W.W. Phelps case
- Bennett's Pre-Nauvoo Career
- A medical diploma mill
- Frequent moves
- Bennett On The Couch
John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Bennett and Prostitution
Summary: Bennett was charged with procuring women for purposes of prostitution, and teaching others in Nauvoo how to religiously manipulate women into sexual intercourse. These events eventually led to Bennett's excommunication. Individuals drawn into Bennett's schemes would later play a role in the events that led to Joseph's incarceration and murder in Carthage.
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John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Brothel at Nauvoo near the temple?
Summary: Bennett had a brothel, and some have claimed that the Mormons' tolerance of it illustrates their moral depravity. In fact, the Saints destroyed the brothel and ultimately excommunicated Bennett for this and related acts.
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John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Rise and Fall
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- John C. Bennett in Nauvoo
- Bennett's Motives
- The Nauvoo Charter
- Source and degree of Bennett's prominence
- Bennett: an outside "insider"
- Storm Clouds
- Fall of Bennett
John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Sarah Pratt
Summary: John C. Bennett and Joseph Smith exchanged charges, each claiming that the other had attempted the seduction of Sarah Pratt, wife of apostle Orson Pratt. Learn about this complex period of LDS history here.
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- Sarah Pratt
- An attempted seduction?
- Orson's Initial Reaction
- Alleged Adultery of John C. Bennett and Sarah Pratt
- Goddard evidence
- Another non-Mormon witness
- Sarah's belated defense
- Orson Pratt's change of heart
- Conclusion
John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Nancy Rigdon
Summary: Even more complex than the Sarah Pratt episode, Sidney Rigdon's daughter Nancy was approached by Joseph Smith regarding plural marriage.
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- Nancy Rigdon
- Bennett's Version
- Calm Before the Storm
- The Character of Nancy Rigdon
- The Rigdon Family Version of Joseph's Proposal
John C. Bennett and plural marriage at Nauvoo: Sidney Rigdon and Bennett's charges
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- Private Visit With Sidney Rigdon
- Bennett's Fall From Grace
- George W. Robinson and John C. Bennett
- Joseph Meets with the Rigdon Family
- Francis Higbee: Post-Bennett
- Stephen Markham's Affidavit
- Divine Intervention