They were unconvinced and eventually turned against Joseph and the church.
Unfortunately, the conflict between Joseph Smith and William Law expanded to include more than just a disagreement on the correctness of polygamy.
Joseph and Emma Smith lived an outwardly monogamous lifestyle the final eight months of his life, but the secret plural marriage teachings had started a process that would ultimately take Joseph to Carthage and martyrdom.
From the first plural marriage in Nauvoo in April of 1841 until June of 1844, twenty-nine men, besides Joseph Smith, were sealed to fifty-one plural wives.
Yet, in several ways, plurality was the first in a string of events that ultimately led to his death.
In 1863, Brigham Young recalled Joseph Smith discussing how deeply the principle of plural marriage might affect his future.
William was contacted by Hyrum Smith in March, by Almon W.
Babbitt in April, and Sidney Rigdon in May 1844, all representing Joseph and seeking a resolution.
Later that night he returned to Nauvoo: “We went home and when we came to Nauvoo we rode over our type, that was scattered in the street, and over our broken office furniture.
The work of Joseph’s agents had been very complete; it had been done by a mob of about 200.
Comments Polygamy Thesis Question
Polygamy - an overview ScienceDirect Topics
Within polygamy, 'polyandry' and 'polygyny' refer to multiple concurrent. The problem is the sheer lack of context in the underlying web of published information. PhD theses are frequently among the narrowest slices of scholarship.…
Polygamy and the Nature of Marriage in Islam and the West
A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements. applied to the question of polygamy that gives me comfort with his conclusions. While he is new. 33.…
Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah
In 1890, the Lord inspired Church President Wilford Woodruff to issue a statement that led to the end of the practice of plural marriage in the Church. In this.…
A traumatic experience faced by the second wife married in a.
I HEREBY DECLARE THAT THIS DISSERTATION, /THESIS. SUBMITTED FOR. more especially second wives married in a Polygamous marriages. The researcher. One of the women asked the researcher this pertinent question. “where is.…
Polygamy Reference decision - OPUS - University of Lethbridge
Polygamy Reference and the treatment of feminist qualitative research opposing. includes the research question and thesis statement that guides this thesis.…
The Legal Framework Regulating Polygamy in Ethiopia - Lund.
This thesis examines the Ethiopian laws governing polygamy in light of international. The author of this thesis questions if similarly cautious consciousness.…
Why Two in One Flesh? The Western Case for Monogamy.
The Western Case for Monogamy Over Polygamy, John Witte, Jr. Western. Questions about polygamy are likely to dominate Western family law in the next. of Bigamy and Criminal Reasonability 1955 unpublished legal studies thesis.…
Are United States Anti-Polygamy Laws Efficient? A Thesis.
This thesis uses economic methodology to analyze the costs and. This question matters because the degree of polygamy determines the.…