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Polygamy book (draft chapters)
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Polygamy Book draft chapters written by Gregory Smith
Initiation of plural marriage
Summary: When and how did plural marriage begin in the Church?Joseph Smith practiced plural marriage
Summary: Church sources and authors that discuss Joseph Smith's plural marriagesIntroduction of eternal marriage
Summary: This chapter also discusses Fanny AlgerEarly womanizer
Summary: It is claimed that Joseph Smith had a long history of "womanizing" before practicing plural marriage. This chapter includes Eliza Winters and Marinda Nancy Johnson.Illegal marriages in Ohio?
Summary: It is claimed that Joseph Smith performed monogamous marriages for time of already-married members, violating Ohio law in Kirtland. Such claims are false and represent a misunderstanding about the law of the day.Age of wives
Summary: Critics of Joseph Smith are sometimes filled with righteous indignation when they raise the issue of his wives' ages.Children of polygamous marriages
Summary: While the record is frustratingly incomplete regarding sexuality, it does little but tease us when we consider whether Joseph fathered children by his plural wives. Fawn Brodie was the first to consider this question in any detail, though her standard of evidence was depressingly low. Subsequent authors have returned to the problem, though unanimity has been elusive.Polyandry
Summary: Nothing in plural marriage mystifies—or troubles—members of the Church more than Joseph's polyandrous sealings. Marriage to multiple wives may seem strange, but at least it intrudes on our historical awareness, while many remain unaware of polyandry's existence in LDS history.FAIR Answers—back to home page
John C. Bennett
Polyandry | John C. Bennett Prior to Nauvoo |
- John_C._Bennett_Prior_to_Nauvoo
- Brothel_at_Nauvoo
- Rise and Fall of Bennett
- Sarah Pratt
- Bennett and Prostitution
- Nancy Rigdon
- Sidney Rigdon and Bennett's charges
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