The standard Latter-day Saint narrative is the Joseph
Smith introduced polygamy, had many wives and lied
about it. Joseph spoke out strongly against polygamy
many times. Is it possible that we incorrectly cast him as
a polygamist?
Joseph Smith's grandson RLDS Patriarch Elbert A. Smith
said it best:
"There is no halfway ground. Either Joseph Smith
was true and clean, open and above board ... or else
he was a hypocrite and a fraud through and through, as
his enemies claim."
A video "Emma
vs Brigham--Who is Lying" by Rob Fotheringham
The video refers to this paper: Joseph
Smith's Monogamy
Monogamy vs. Polygamy - Timeline
of Events
Jeremy Hoop's Presentation: Of
Demigods and Dark Knights - PDF
version.
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