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William Law was Joseph's counselor, but eventually broke with the Prophet and helped publish the Nauvoo Expositor. |
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Did rumors of polygamy contribute to Joseph's martyrdom? |
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William Marks related that Joseph’s conversation denouncing plural marriage occurred “three weeks before his death” or around June 6. Perhaps Joseph had such a change of heart during the first week of June, but this seems unlikely and other parts of Marks’ recollection are implausible. |