Mormon Polygamy: A HistorySignature Books, 1989 - 255 Seiten In this comprehensive survey of Mormon Polygamy, Richard Van Wagoner details, with precision and detachment, the tumultuous reaction among insiders and outsiders to plural marriage. In an honest, methodical way, he traces the origins, the peculiarities common to the midwestern and later Utah periods, and post-1890 new marriages. Drawing heavily on first-hand accounts, he outlines the theological underpinnings and the personal trauma associated with this lifestyle. What emerges is a portrait that neither discounts nor exaggerates the historical evidence. He presents polygamy in context, neither condemning nor defending, while relevant contemporary accounts are treated sympathetically but interpreted critically. No period of Mormon history is emphasized over another. The result is a systematic view that is unavailable in studies of isolated periods or in the repetitions of folklore that only disguise the reality of what polygamy was. Scattered throughout the western United States today are an estimated 30,000 fundamentalist Mormons who still live "the principle." They, too, are a part of Joseph Smith's legacy and are included in this study. |
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... June . Though Joseph Smith had opposed exposing Bennett , pres- sures from his wife and others , combined with testimony before the high council , apparently caused him to change his mind . On 18 June he spoke " his mind concerning the ...
... June 1844 , the day following the issuance of the Expositor , the city council met for over six hours in two sessions . They met again Monday , 10 June , for more than seven hours . Saturday's meetings were devoted to a discussion of ...
... June 1896 his intention to marry Hamlin . According to Wilhelmina's testimony , Cannon left Salt Lake City for Los Angeles by train on 18 June 1896 with Elder and Mrs. Joseph F. Smith , Lillian Hamlin , and others . He returned to Salt ...
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THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS | 1 |
THE NAUVoo Expositor and MartyrdOM | 71 |
ANNOUNCING THE PRACTICE | 82 |
Urheberrecht | |
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