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Critics' claimed motivations for Joseph's implementation of plural marriage
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- Did Joseph have "lustful motives" for practicing polygamy?
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- Did Joseph Smith practice polygamy for the purpose of monetary gain?
Did Joseph have lustful motives for practicing polygamy?
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- Question: Did Joseph Smith institute polygamy because he had a "voracious sexual appetite"?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith have a youthful struggle with unchastity?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith have a long history of "womanizing" before practicing plural marriage?
- Stephen H. Webb: "Evidence That Demands Our Amazement... Joseph Smith was a remarkable person"
Did Joseph Smith send men on missions in order to steal their wives?
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- Question: Did Joseph Smith send men on missions in order to "steal" their wives while they were gone?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith send William Law, Robert D. Foster, and Henry Jacobs on missions so that he could steal their wives?
- Question: Was Apostle Orson Hyde sent on a mission to dedicate Israel so that Joseph Smith could secretly marry his wife, Marinda Hyde, while he was away?
Did Joseph Smith practice polygamy for the purpose of monetary gain?
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