Temple Lot Case
July 31, 2024After Joseph Smith’s death, many members of the church broke away from the main body of the church and created…
Was Emma Smith Excommunicated?
July 31, 2024Modern LDS historians and scholars have provided substantial evidence of Joseph Smith's polygamy through research, including diaries, letters, and testimonies…
What is The Edmunds-Tucker Act?
July 31, 2024In fact, Joseph Smith’s youngest wife, Helen Mar Kimball, was told about the practice by her father, Heber C. Kimball.…
Why Did Emma Smith Leave the Church?
July 31, 2024The RLDS Church rejected Joseph Smith’s polygamy practice, which Emma denied her husband practiced for the rest of her life.…
Why do some people think Joseph Smith did not practice polygamy?
July 31, 2024Modern LDS historians and scholars have provided substantial evidence of Joseph Smith's polygamy through research, including diaries, letters, and testimonies…
Joseph Smith’s Youngest Polygamous Wives: Sealings and the Question of Intimacy
June 24, 2024Many of the women in the Joseph Smith polygamy timeline, particularly to his younger wives, are believed to have been…
The Theology of “Sealing” in Early Mormon Church History
June 24, 2024With regard to matrimony, this belief is enshrined in Doctrine and Covenants 132:19, which assures that a marriage sealed by…
Joseph Smith Wives: Don Bradley’s Insights on Joseph’s Relationship with His Youngest Wives (Part 4)
June 5, 2024So when it comes to the story that’s often told of Helen Mar Kimball, one of Joseph Smith youngest wives,…Joseph Smith Wives: Don Bradley’s Insights on Joseph’s Relationship with His Youngest Wives (Part 3)
June 5, 2024As part of mapping out this chronology, I can tell when Fanny Alger, one of Joseph Smith wives, leaves the…Joseph Smith Wives: Don Bradley’s Insights on Joseph’s Relationship with His Youngest Wives (Part 2)
June 5, 2024And then there are other things where it starts to close that window. Eliza R. Snow, another one of Joseph…
