Plural wives of Joseph Smith

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Plural wives of Joseph Smith, Jr.

Fanny Alger

• • Discovered in a barn—
    Brief Summary: How did Emma learn about Joseph's marriage to Fanny Alger? I've heard they were discovered together in the barn. Was Fanny pregnant? (Click here for full article)
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  • Fanny Alger: Marriage or affair?—
    Brief Summary: Critics charge that Joseph Smith's early plural marriage(s) cannot have been "real" marriages, since the doctrine of "eternal marriage" (i.e., marriages which last beyond the grave) was not introduced until 1841. (Click here for full article)
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Eliza R. Snow

• • Emma pushing Eliza down the stairs—
    Brief Summary: Some charge that Eliza R. Snow, one of Joseph's plural wives, was pregnant by Joseph. According to the claim, a furious Emma pushed Eliza down the stairs, resulting in a miscarriage. (Click here for full article)
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Helen Mar Kimball

• • Was Helen's marriage consummated?—
    Brief Summary: Helen was the youngest plural wife of Joseph Smith, Jr. Critics claim that the marriage was consummated, despite a complete lack of supporting evidence. (Click here for full article)
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Sarah Ann Whitney

• • Joseph Smith's letter to the Whitney family—
    Brief Summary: Critics claim that on 18 August 1842 Joseph Smith wrote a “love letter” to Sarah Ann Whitney requesting a secret rendezvous or "tryst." Joseph had been sealed to Sarah Ann three weeks prior to this time. (Click here for full article)
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