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{{Epigraph|The Prophet said...that it [plural marriage] would damn more than it would have because \so many/ unprincipled men would take advantage of it, but that did not prove that it was not a pure principle. If Joseph had had any impure desires he could have gratified them in the style of the world with less danger of his life or his character, than to do as he did. The Lord commanded him to teach & to practice that principle.<br><br>—Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, Letter to Mary Bond, n.d., 3-9 quoted in Brian Hales, ''Joseph Smith's Polygamy: History'', Vol. 1, 26-27. {{link|url=http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Smiths-Polygamy-Volume-1a-ebook/dp/B00BI4J2Y2}} | {{Epigraph|The Prophet said...that it [plural marriage] would damn more than it would have because \so many/ unprincipled men would take advantage of it, but that did not prove that it was not a pure principle. If Joseph had had any impure desires he could have gratified them in the style of the world with less danger of his life or his character, than to do as he did. The Lord commanded him to teach & to practice that principle.<br><br>—Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, Letter to Mary Bond, n.d., 3-9 quoted in Brian Hales, ''Joseph Smith's Polygamy: History'', Vol. 1, 26-27. {{link|url=http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Smiths-Polygamy-Volume-1a-ebook/dp/B00BI4J2Y2}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:20, 17 April 2017
The circumstances of Helen Mar Kimball's marriage to Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Question: Was Joseph Smith's marriage to 14-year-old Helen Mar Kimball indicative of "pedophilia"?
- Question: Was Helen Mar Kimball's marriage to Joseph Smith ever consummated?
- Question: Did Helen Mar Kimball "confess" to having marital relations with Joseph?
- Question: What were Helen Mar Kimball's views on plural marriage?
- Helen Mar Kimball: "I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage because I knew it was right"
The Prophet said...that it [plural marriage] would damn more than it would have because \so many/ unprincipled men would take advantage of it, but that did not prove that it was not a pure principle. If Joseph had had any impure desires he could have gratified them in the style of the world with less danger of his life or his character, than to do as he did. The Lord commanded him to teach & to practice that principle.
—Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, Letter to Mary Bond, n.d., 3-9 quoted in Brian Hales, Joseph Smith's Polygamy: History, Vol. 1, 26-27. off-site
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Template loop detected: Source:Helen Mar Kimball:Representative Women of Deseret:I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage
Template loop detected: Question: Was Joseph Smith's marriage to 14-year-old Helen Mar Kimball indicative of "pedophilia"?
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Template loop detected: Question: Did Helen Mar Kimball "confess" to having marital relations with Joseph?
Template loop detected: Question: What were Helen Mar Kimball's views on plural marriage?
Template loop detected: Source:Helen Mar Kimball:Representative Women of Deseret:I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage
Template loop detected: Question: Was Joseph Smith's marriage to 14-year-old Helen Mar Kimball indicative of "pedophilia"?
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Template loop detected: Question: Did Helen Mar Kimball "confess" to having marital relations with Joseph?
Template loop detected: Question: What were Helen Mar Kimball's views on plural marriage?
Template loop detected: Source:Helen Mar Kimball:Representative Women of Deseret:I have encouraged and sustained my husband in the celestial order of marriage
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