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…
Mormon Polygamy: A Battle of Reluctance
June 5, 2024Most who explore the concept of Joseph Smith’s wives and Mormon plural marriage are obsessed with the most sensational questions:…
Joseph Smith Polygamy: Latter-day Saint Polygamy Q&A
June 5, 2024And his prophecy in those last two verses are all connected to Elijah. Joseph was able to receive revelation to…Joseph Smith Polygamy: Malachi’s Prophecy of the Priesthood
June 5, 2024And his prophecy in those last two verses are all connected to Elijah. Joseph was able to receive revelation to…
What Does the Book of Mormon Say About Polygamy?
June 5, 2024Jacob went on to explain that plural marriage is justifiable only in the rare cases when God commands it, like…Joseph Smith Polygamy: Unraveling Joseph and Emma Smith’s Acceptance and Practice of Plural Marriage
June 5, 2024You'll notice he doesn't say unto every one, or unto the church, or unto the twelve. This really is a…
