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|subject1=Historical Overview of the Introduction of Plural Marriage by Joseph Smith | |subject1=Historical Overview of the Introduction of Plural Marriage by Joseph Smith | ||
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|summary1=Of all of Joseph Smith’s teachings and practices, none has been more controversial than plural marriage. | |summary1=Of all of Joseph Smith’s teachings and practices, none has been more controversial than plural marriage. | ||
|subject2=When did Joseph Smith First Learn of the Correctness of Plural Marriage? | |subject2=When did Joseph Smith First Learn of the Correctness of Plural Marriage? | ||
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|summary2=Several witnesses affirmed it occurred in the early 1830s. | |summary2=Several witnesses affirmed it occurred in the early 1830s. | ||
|subject3=Polygamy In Other Religious Sects in the 1830s | |subject3=Polygamy In Other Religious Sects in the 1830s | ||
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|summary3= First, there is no contemporary evidence to support that early missionaries viewed the Cochranites marital pluralities favorably. In addition, it is unclear why Joseph Smith or other Church leaders needed the Cochranite example to introduce them to plural marriage. They were unquestionably already aware of Old Testament patriarchs who married polygamously without apparent condemnation. Also, it appears that if polygamy was mentioned in Kirtland meetings either because of a Cochranite connection or for any other reason, Church members undoubtedly would have condemned the practice. Lastly, Parley Pratt related that he did not learn of the restoration of the practice of plural marriage until after his return from England in 1843. | |summary3= First, there is no contemporary evidence to support that early missionaries viewed the Cochranites marital pluralities favorably. In addition, it is unclear why Joseph Smith or other Church leaders needed the Cochranite example to introduce them to plural marriage. They were unquestionably already aware of Old Testament patriarchs who married polygamously without apparent condemnation. Also, it appears that if polygamy was mentioned in Kirtland meetings either because of a Cochranite connection or for any other reason, Church members undoubtedly would have condemned the practice. Lastly, Parley Pratt related that he did not learn of the restoration of the practice of plural marriage until after his return from England in 1843. | ||
|subject4=1830s Accusations of Polygamy Against Joseph Smith and The Church | |subject4=1830s Accusations of Polygamy Against Joseph Smith and The Church | ||
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|summary4=It appears that beginning in 1831, accusations of polygamy were leveled at the Church in general. Based upon assumptions that the law of consecration included a community of wives as one of its tenets, several of these charges were published. Understandably, Church leaders actively denied such allegations. | |summary4=It appears that beginning in 1831, accusations of polygamy were leveled at the Church in general. Based upon assumptions that the law of consecration included a community of wives as one of its tenets, several of these charges were published. Understandably, Church leaders actively denied such allegations. | ||
|subject5=The Church’s Strict Moral Standard Against Sexual Immorality | |subject5=The Church’s Strict Moral Standard Against Sexual Immorality | ||
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|summary5=During the 1830s, several individual members were guilty of immoral practices that may have been labeled as “polygamy.” Their activities were not ignored by their non-member neighbors or their Church leaders. | |summary5=During the 1830s, several individual members were guilty of immoral practices that may have been labeled as “polygamy.” Their activities were not ignored by their non-member neighbors or their Church leaders. | ||
|subject6=1840—Plural Marriage Secretly Introduced | |subject6=1840—Plural Marriage Secretly Introduced | ||
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|summary6=Sometime in 1840 Joseph Smith first broached the topic of plural marriage privately to trusted friends. Most of the apostles were in England and thus were unavailable for an introduction to the practice. | |summary6=Sometime in 1840 Joseph Smith first broached the topic of plural marriage privately to trusted friends. Most of the apostles were in England and thus were unavailable for an introduction to the practice. | ||
|subject7=Joseph Smith’s Personal Polygamy | |subject7=Joseph Smith’s Personal Polygamy |
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Initiation of the practice of plural marriage
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Question: When and how did plural marriage begin in the Church?
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- Question: When and how did plural marriage begin in the Church?
- Of the little we do know, much comes from later reminiscences
- The first specifically-LDS encounter with plural marriage was the 1829 Book of Mormon
- There are no contemporaneous records which tell us when Joseph first taught plural marriage, or when he first had a revelation endorsing it
- Evidence also points to an 1831 date for receipt of the revelation on plural marriage
- Joseph's First Mention of the Doctrine in 1831
Question: When did Joseph Smith receive the revelation on plural marriage?
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- Question: When did Joseph Smith receive the revelation on plural marriage?
- Joseph's first introduction to the concept of plural came during the 1829 translation of the Book of Mormon
- Evidence points to a 1831 date for the revelation to Joseph regarding plural marriage
- Joseph was probably teaching the idea of plural marriage to a limited circle by the end of 1831