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Pergunta: O que o marido de Esther Dutcher sabia sobre seu selamento para a eternidade com Joseph Smith?
Pergunta: O que o marido de Esther Dutcher sabia sobre seu selamento para a eternidade com Joseph Smith?
It appears that Esther was sealed to Joseph for eternity before informing her husband of that fact
There is very little evidence of the sealing of Esther Dutcher to Joseph Smith. Ester was married to Albert Smith (no relation to Joseph Smith or George Albert Smith). The little evidence that exists indicates that she was sealed to Joseph for eternity only, and continued to live with her husband until she died. It also appears that she was sealed to Joseph for eternity before informing her husband of that fact. Thirty-two years after Esther's death, Apostle Daniel H. Wells wrote the following letter to Joseph F. Smith. Wells notes that after Esther's death that,
He [Albert Smith was] also much afflicted with the loss of his first wife. It seems that she was sealed to Joseph the Prophet in the days of Nauvoo, though she still remained his wife, and afterwards nearly broke his heart by telling him of it, and expressing her intention of adhering to that relationship. He however got to feeling better over it, and acting for Joseph, had her sealed to him, and to himself for time. [1]
A biografia de Esther Dutcher podem ser visualizados no site do Brian e Laura Hales "josephsmithspolygamy.org" (em Inglês). off-site