Tag: Polygamy

Was Joseph Smith Ever “Sealed” To Emma?

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Why wouldn’t Joseph Smith’s sealing to Emma be a celebrated, documented, discussed, or written about as a major LDS restoration milestone? Why didn’t a single record of the town’s biggest celebrity couple’s sealing exist in a gossipy town of 12,000+ people? Why were cryptic symbols used to hide Joseph Smith’s perfectly legal “sealing” to Emma? Why would a well-known and legally married couple need to hide a sealing? Why rewrite a guys name as a woman’s in order to claim Hyrum was sealed to him/her? How did a violent man’s assault trial turn into a random outpouring of sealing ordinances, even for people who weren’t even there? How did people end up being sealed before they were supposedly married, according to sworn affidavits? Who was behind these changes, and why

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Was Joseph Smith A Polygamist? How Many wives did Joseph Smith Have?

Was Joseph Smith Really A Polygamist? Live Debate #1

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Did Joseph Smith practice polygamy or didn’t he? If he did, where’s the evidence? How reliable is it? And why are there so many accounts stating that he did, but so few are contemporary? These are the questions that’ll polarize those who study the life of Joseph Smith. What are the strongest arguments for Joseph Smith being a polygamist? What are the best sources that suggest he wasn’t?

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Who Wrote D&C 132?

Who Wrote D&C 132?

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Part 3 of an interview with Ryan Hinckley (host of the “Mormon Theories” podcast), exploring the origins of the alleged July 12, 1843 revelation known today as D&C 132. Was it from Joseph Smith? Who wrote it? Where was it kept and why wasn’t it shared with the saints for 9 years? What doctrines did it change? Does it match the writing style, tone, syntax and communication style of Joseph Smith or the voice used in former revelations?

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interview with Whitney Horning Joseph Smith Revealed a Faithful telling

Interview with Whitney Horning, Author of “Joseph Smith Revealed: A Faithful Telling”

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Whitney Horning’s book “Joseph Smith Revealed: A Faithful Telling” explores in great detail the truth behind Joseph Smith’s energetic denunciation of polygamy amid the growing popularity of Nauvoo’s troublesome “new order of things.” In this interview, we discuss Whitney’s journey, her life experiences, stories, faith, persecutions, triumphs, insights and findings in regards to her book projects, and address from the audience several of their top questions in regards to the question: Did Joseph Smith teach or practice polygamy?

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Fanny Alger

Fanny Alger – Timeline of Events

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For those who want to know the Fanny Alger story, it’s imperative they become familiar with the whole collection of known sources. What’s been said? Who said it? When did they say it? Who did they hear it from? Those types of questions can help separate the lifetime absorption of various historian opinion and interpretation from the raw facts themselves.

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