Category: Joseph Smith Jr.
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Wives of Joseph Smith and Wives of Brigham Young (chart)
Wives of Joseph Smith The chart below contains information from the book, Nauvoo Polygamy: … “but we called it celestial marriage” by George D. Smith.a Although Fanny Alger is not included in the list by George Smith, Todd Compton lists her as Joseph Smith’s first plural wife in his book, In Sacred Loneliness.b In 1887,…
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Magic Rock or Sacred Seer Stone?
Was Joseph Smith’s ‘seer stone’ a divine instrument from God or just a magical prop in creating a story?
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Problems in the LDS Essays on Plural Marriage
By Sandra Tanner The startling headline in the New York Times read “It’s Official: Mormon Founder Had Up to 40 Wives.” The article explained: Mormon leaders have acknowledged for the first time that the church’s founder and prophet, Joseph Smith, portrayed in church materials as a loyal partner to his loving spouse Emma, took as…
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Joseph Smith’s Death
Did Joseph Smith meet his death “like a lamb,” as he described, or by inciting justifiable anger and fighting against the results?
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Joseph Smith — The Early Years
Some influences in Joseph Smith’s youth can be seen in his later writings such as the religious environment in his family and surroundings, his family’s dabbling in folk magic, and the public interest in the American Indians.
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Joseph Smith’s Death — (History of the Church excerpt)
The following account of Joseph Smith’s death is excerpted from Joseph Smith’s History of the Church, Vol. 6, chapters 33-34, pp. 602-622 [page 602] CHAPTER XXXIII THE DAY OF MARTYRDOM—THREATS—REPEATED WARNINGS OF THE PRISONERS’ DANGER GIVEN TO GOVERNOR FORD—THE CARTHAGE GREYS AS GUARDS. Tuesday, 27, 5 a. m.—John P. Greene and William W. Phelps called…
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Sacred Marriage or Secret Affair?
How many of Joseph Smith’s wives had living husbands? Did Joseph Smith marry young girls?
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Nauvoo Expositor (excerpts, part 3)
The newspaper published in 1844 that exposed Joseph Smith’s polygamy practices and later led to his death after he ordered the printing press destroyed. For background information see: Full text of the Nauvoo Expositor available here (PDF) (typescript excerpts) [page 4, column 2] THE MORMONS. We last week gave some account of the dissensions and…
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Nauvoo Expositor (excerpts, part 2)
The newspaper published in 1844 that exposed Joseph Smith’s polygamy practices and later led to his death after he ordered the printing press destroyed. For background information see: Full text of the Nauvoo Expositor available here (PDF) (typescript excerpts) [page 2, column 5] THE EXPOSITOR. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1844 SYLVESTER EMMONS, Editor. INTRODUCTORY. In greeting…
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Nauvoo Expositor (excerpts, part 1)
The newspaper published in 1844 that exposed Joseph Smith’s polygamy practices and later led to his death after he ordered the printing press destroyed. For background information see: Full text of the Nauvoo Expositor available here (PDF) (typescript excerpts) NAUVOO EXPOSITOR —THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.— NAUVOO, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, JUNE…