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Todd Compton
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Beginning in the 1830s, at least thirty-three women married Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism. These were passionate relationships which also had some longevity, except in cases such as that of two young sisters, one of whom was discovered by Joseph's first wife, Emma, in a locked bedroom with the prophet. Emma remained a steadfast opponent of polygamy throughout her life.
The majority of Smith's wives were younger than he, and one-third...
The majority of Smith's wives were younger than he, and one-third...
Author
Publisher
Greg Kofford Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
An objective and foundational work about the Missouri period and the "Mormon War"--Especially from the summer of 1838 when Joseph Smith took over vigorous, personal direction of a new Zion until the spring of 1839 when he escaped after five months of imprisonment -- in which the authors attempt to tell the Missourians' side of the story as well as reveal the towering religious creativity of Joseph Smith and the unavoidable clash of religious stereotypes....
Publisher
Deseret
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
This volume recounts the lives of women of faith and dedication in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were born between 1821 and 1845, including: women's rights advocate Emmeline B. Wells, Relief Society general president Zina D.H. Young, a convert of African descent who walked from New York to Nauvoo, a London seamstress who survived the events that befell the ill-fated Martin Handcart Company, a Norwegian native determined to support...