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Joseph Smith, the Founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was, according to that church, a polygamist. However, also according to that church, he was a reluctant one, with the first Mormon prophet only fully embracing plural marriage after an angel threatened to destroy him...
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Angel with the Drawn Sword
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo?lang=eng
fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Did_Joseph_Smith_coerce_women_to_marry_him%3F
D&C132
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/132?lang=eng
*THUMBNAIL INFO*
The Image of the young girl in the thumbnail represents an approximation of how Helen Marr Kimball may have looked at the age at which she became one of Joseph Smith’s Plural Wives. This age reduction is computer generated and not a real image from the time. It is based off the following image:
josephsmithspolygamy.org/plural-wives-overview/helen-mar-kimball
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Media used in this video (including the thumbnail) is used in a transformative way for commentary, education, and critique under Fair Use law.
🔖 TAGS: #Mormon #LDS #ReligiousStudies
Joseph Smith, the Founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was, according to that church, a polygamist. However, also according to that church, he was a reluctant one, with the first Mormon prophet only fully embracing plural marriage after an angel threatened to destroy him...
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📚 Sources & References:
Angel with the Drawn Sword
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo?lang=eng
fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Did_Joseph_Smith_coerce_women_to_marry_him%3F
D&C132
churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/132?lang=eng
*THUMBNAIL INFO*
The Image of the young girl in the thumbnail represents an approximation of how Helen Marr Kimball may have looked at the age at which she became one of Joseph Smith’s Plural Wives. This age reduction is computer generated and not a real image from the time. It is based off the following image:
josephsmithspolygamy.org/plural-wives-overview/helen-mar-kimball
⚖️ FAIR USE DISCLAIMER:
Media used in this video (including the thumbnail) is used in a transformative way for commentary, education, and critique under Fair Use law.
🔖 TAGS: #Mormon #LDS #ReligiousStudies
