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| | *[[Purpose of plural marriage]] |
| | *[[Plural marriage as a requirement for exaltation]] |
| | *[[Plural marriage in early Christianity]] |
| | *[[Plural marriage in the Book of Mormon]] |
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| | *[[Initiation of the practice of plural marriage]] |
| | *[[1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy]] |
| | *[[Fanny Alger was Joseph Smith's first plural wife]] |
| | *[[Joseph Smith hid polygamy from the general Church membership]] |
| | *[[Divine manifestions to plural wives and families]] |
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| Joseph Smith has been the greatest witness of Jesus Christ in these days. His greatest desire was to bring people to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. "As the Prophet of the Restoration, one of Joseph Smith’s most important roles was to testify of Jesus Christ."<ref>Introduction to [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-3?lang=eng "Chapter 3: Jesus Christ, the Divine Redeemer of the World,"] ''Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith'' (2011).</ref> President Joseph Fielding Smith explained: | | |group3=Questions about Joseph Smith and plural marriage |
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| We link the names of Jesus Christ and of Joseph Smith. Christ is the Lord; he worked out the atoning sacrifice; he is the resurrection and the life; through him all men are raised in immortality, while those who believe and obey his laws shall also gain eternal life. Joseph Smith was a prophet, called in these last days to receive by revelation the saving truths of the gospel and to stand as a legal administrator, having power from on high, to administer the ordinances of the gospel. . . .
| | *[[Initiation of the practice of plural marriage]] |
| | *[[Fanny Alger was Joseph Smith's first plural wife]] |
| | *[[Joseph Smith hid polygamy from the general Church membership]] |
| | *[[Joseph Smith's marriage to young women]] |
| | *[[Did Joseph Smith coerce women to marry him?]] |
| | *[[Mormon women refusing offers of plural marriage]] |
| | *[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Polyandry|Polyandry]] |
| | *[[Joseph Smith and children through plural marriage]] |
| | *[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Polyandry|Joseph Smith was sealed to other men's wives]] |
| | *[[Joseph Smith hiding plural marriages from his first wife, Emma]] |
| | *[[Emma Smith's reaction to Joseph Smith's plural marriages]] |
| | *[[Emma Smith in Doctrine and Covenants 132]] |
| | *[[Did Joseph have lustful motives for practicing polygamy?]] |
| | *[[Did Joseph Smith send men on missions in order to steal their wives?]] |
| | *[[Did Joseph Smith practice polygamy for the purpose of monetary gain?]] |
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| Since the beginning of this dispensation, the testimony of Jesus, as revealed to Joseph Smith, has been preached . . . Joseph Smith is the revealer of the knowledge of Christ and of salvation to the world for this day and generation.<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-joseph-fielding-smith/chapter-7-joseph-and-hyrum-smith-witnesses-for-christ?lang=eng "Chapter 7: Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Witnesses for Christ,"] ''Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith'' (2013).</ref>
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| | *[[Fanny Alger]] |
| | *[[Prescindia Lathrop Huntington Buell]] |
| | *[[Marinda Nancy Johnson Hyde]] |
| | *[[Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs]] |
| | *[[Helen Mar Kimball]] |
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| ==Seeing Jesus Christ== | | |group5=Plural marriage in Utah |
| Joseph Smith saw Christ on at least 10 occasions:<ref>See Alexander L. Baugh, [https://byustudies.byu.edu/online-chapters/seventy-six-accounts-of-joseph-smiths-visionary-experiences/ "Seventy-six Accounts of Joseph Smith’s Visionary Experiences,"] in ''Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820–1844 (Second Edition)'' (BYU Studies).</ref>
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| *'''Spring 1820:''' [[Joseph Smith's First Vision]] | | *[[Difficulties with plural marriage]] |
| *'''4 June 1831:''' During a meeting in a schoolhouse, Joseph "stepped out on the floor and said, 'I now see God, and Jesus Christ at his right hand.'"<ref>Baugh, "Seventy-six Accounts."</ref> | | *[[Brigham Young's statements regarding plural marriage]] |
| *'''Sometime in 1831:''' During a meeting at the Isaac Morley farm, Joseph paused for several minutes while speaking then said, "the Savior has been here this night and I want to tell you to remember it. There is a vail over your eyes for you could not endure to look upon Him."<ref>Baugh, "Seventy-six Accounts."</ref> | | *[[John Taylor's statements regarding polygamy]] |
| *'''16 February 1832:''' Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon "beheld the glory of the son on the right of the Father . . . and now after the many testamonies which have been given of him this is the testamony last of all which we give of him that he lives for we saw him, even on the right hand of God."<ref>[https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/vision-16-february-1832-dc-76/2 "Vision, 16 February 1832 (D&C 76),"] josephsmithpapers.org.</ref>
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| *'''18 March 1833:''' During a meeting of the School of the Prophets, "a personage walked through the room from East to west, and Joseph asked if we saw him. I saw him and suppose the others did, and Joseph answered that is Jesus, the Son of God, our elder brother. Afterward Joseph told us to resume our former position in prayer, which we did. Another person came through; He was surrounded as with a flame of fire," who Joseph identified as "the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."<ref>Baugh, "Seventy-six Accounts."</ref>
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| *'''21 January 1836:''' During a meeting in the Kirtland Temple, Joseph "beheld the celestial kingdom of God . . . also the blasing throne of God, whereon was seated the Father and the Son." He also saw "the 12, apostles of the Lamb, who are now upon the earth who hold the keys of this last ministry, in foreign lands, standing together in a circle much fatiegued, with their clothes tattered and feet swolen, with their eyes cast downward, and Jesus <standing> in their midst<ref>Entry for 21 January 1836, in [https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-1835-1836/137 Journal, 1835–1836], josephsmithpapers.org.</ref> | |
| *'''Likely 18 December 1833:''' Joseph "saw Adam in the valley of Ah-dam ondi-ahman— he called together his children & blessed them with a Patriarchal blessing. The Lord appeared in their midst."<ref>[https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/discourse-between-circa-26-june-and-circa-4-august-1839-a-as-reported-by-willard-richards/3 "Discourse, between circa 26 June and circa 4 August 1839–A, as Reported by Willard Richards,"] josephsmithpapers.org. This vision likely occurred on 18 December 1833 during a blessing meeting. See Baugh, "Seventy-six Accounts."</ref>
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| *'''27 March 1836:''' Joseph saw Christ attend the dedication of the Kirtland Temple.<ref>See Baugh, "Seventy-six Accounts."</ref>
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| *'''30 March 1836:''' "The Prophet Joseph and Hyrum Smith and Roger Orton enveloped in the light: Joseph exclaimed aloud, 'I behold the Savior, the Son of God.'<ref>See Baugh, "Seventy-six Accounts."</ref>
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| *'''3 April 1836:''' During worship services in the Kirtland Temple, Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery went to a private location to pray. "The vail was taken from their minds and the eyes of their understandings were opened. They saw the Lord standing upon the breast work of the pulpit before them . . . and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the Voice of Jehovah, saying, I am the first and the last. I am he who liveth. I am he who was slain. I am your Advocate with the Father."<ref>[https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/visions-3-april-1836-dc-110/1 "Visions, 3 April 1836 (D&C 110),"] josephsmithpapers.org.</ref>
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| ==Testifying of Jesus Christ== | | |group6=End of plural marriage |
| Joseph Smith frequently testified of Jesus Christ and of His role as our Savior and Redeemer. Here are just a few of Joseph Smith's teachings on this subject:<ref>[https://site.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-3?lang=eng "Chapter 3: Jesus Christ, the Divine Redeemer of the World,"] ''Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith'' (2011).
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| *"Salvation could not come to the world without the mediation of Jesus Christ." | | *[[The First Manifesto]] |
| *"The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven." | | *[[Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto]] |
| *"Christ Himself has assuredly risen from the dead; and if He has risen from the dead, He will, by His power, bring all men to stand before Him."
| | *[[The Church of Jesus Christ and plural marriage today]] |
| *"I believe in the Divinity of Jesus Christ, and that He died for the sins of all men, who in Adam had fallen."
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