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Susquehanna Register May 1 1834
In a Sworn statement LEVI LEWIS says, that he has "been acquainted with Joseph Smith Jr. and Martin Harris, and that he has heard them both say, adultery was no crime. Harris said he did not blame Smith for his (Smith's) attempt to seduce Eliza Winters &c.;"
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SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Oct 6 1875
"SEALED" IN THE BARN ON A HAY MOW
"the first well authenticated case of polygamy took place in which Joseph Smith was "sealed" to the hired girl. The "sealing" took place in a barn on the hay mow, and was witnessed by Mrs. Smith through a crack in the door!"
Fanny, that "dirty little secret" was responsible for the rash of excommunications in 1838
HoC v3 p230 1838
Joe said "Was it for adultery that we were assailed?"
"Satan taking advantage of this, has perverted it into LICENTIOUSNESS, such as a COMMUNITY OF WIVES, which is an abomination in the sight of God."
We now know; in spite of Joe's protestations, there really was just such a community, and even Joe said it was an ABOMINATION!
JOE TOOK OTHER MENS WIVES
William Law's wife stated in 1844 "Joseph had asked her to give him half her love; she was at liberty to keep the other half for her husband"
"A common misconception concerning Joseph Smith's polyandry is that he participated in only one or two such unusual unions. In fact, fully one-third of his plural wives, eleven of them, were married civilly to other men when he married them. If one superimposes a chronological perspective, one sees that of Smith's first twelve wives, nine were polyandrous" Compton p 15-16
JoD v2 p 13 When the family organization was revealed from heaven�the patriarchal order of God, and Joseph began, on the right and on the left, to add to his family, what a quaking there was in Israel. Says one brother to another, "Joseph says all covenants are done away, and none are binding but the new covenants; now suppose Joseph should come and say he wanted your wife, what would you say to that?"
p14 What would a man of God say, who felt aright, when Joseph asked him for his money? He would say, "Yes, and I wish I had more to help to build up the kingdom of God." Or if he came and said, I want your wife?" "O yes," he would say, "here she is; there are plenty more."
Joe encouraged his Polyandrous wives to stay with their legal husbands, this provided good cover.
JOE ENTERED IN BEFORE AUTHORITY WAS GIVEN
Even the wording of D&C 132 verse 52 uses the past tense, commanding Emma to accept those Joe had enterered into.
"And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, receive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph"
Emma by special command was to have no other man verse 54 yet most of Joes first wives lived with their other husbands.
"Joseph was very free in his talk about his women. He told me one day of a certain girl and remarked, that she had given him more pleasure than any girl he had ever enjoyed. I told him it was horrible to talk like this" Interview with William Law. March 30, 1887 Daily Tribune: Salt Lake City, July 31, 1887
Rigdon said "The leaders of the church were monsters in human form; that Joseph was cut off for his transgression, that Joseph Smith departed from the living God, and like David and Solomon he contracted a whoring spirit and that the Lord smote him off from the earth" Evans p 91
Joe was a fornicator, adulterer, bigamist, he enterered into polyandrous and polygynous relations. The bible forbids a woman to have more than one man (who would be the father) The bible condemns marrying sisters or Mother & daughter. Joe tried it all, he was a PERVERT!
Keep in mind D&C 101 verse 4:
BIGAMY The criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another.
PLURAL MARRIAGE [In Mormon History terms it not just more than one spouse, but Celestial marriage (or more than one wife) through special permission, authority, sanction, vow, covenant and sometimes command, by or on behalf of God. ]
POLYGAMY The condition or practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Technically this could mean more than one husband, but most people think it only means more than one wife. Some people inaccurately refer to bigamy as 2 wives and polygamy as 3 or more wives. Also referred to as plural or Celestial marriage by most Mormons, to refer to more than one wife.
POLYGYNY The condition or practice of having more than one wife at one time.
POLYANDRY The condition or practice marrying or of having more than one husband at one time. [See the story of Joseph Smith, Adam Lightner and Mary Elizabeth Rollins. The majority of the early marriages of Joseph Smith were of the polyandry type (8 of the first 11). ]
BIGAMY is a felony under Utah State Code 76-7-101.
Utah constitution prohibits Polygamous or Plural marriages
Yeah I know Blaine we can't trust any of these witnesses.....
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