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{{:Question: Did any woman suffer consequences for turning down Joseph's proposal?}}
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{{:Question: Were women put under "tremendous pressure" to accept a proposal of plural marriage?}}
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{{:Question: Did Joseph Smith give a woman only one day to decide about entering a plural marriage, and would refusal mean terrible consequences?}}
 
 
 
 
 
Some have claimed that significant pressure was put on women to practice plural marriage in Nauvoo.  Did any of these women resist or refuse?  What were the consequences of doing so?
 
 
 
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Several women seem to have refused plural marriage.  If they did nothing to threaten the life and safety of Joseph and the Saints, they suffered no discernible consequences.  Those who tried to "expose" Joseph had their character and testimony challenged.
 
 
 
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{{:Question: How many Mormon women refused offers of plural marriage?}}
 
 
 
 
 
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|subject1=The Faith of the Nauvoo Polygamists
 
|link1=http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/theology-2/participants-reasons/
 
|summary1=Why did early members of the Church practice polygamy? Were they all dupes? Easily manipulated? Religious fanatics who believed Joseph could do no wrong? This article explores the initial reactions and eventual decisions made by the first generation of polygamists in Nauvoo.
 
|subject2=Joseph Smith’s Personal Polygamy
 
|link2=http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/theology-2/josephs-personal-polygamy/
 
|summary2=Many are quick to declare that Joseph's polygamy sprang from religious extremism and/or sexual desire. This article explores the difficulties that Joseph had with plural marriage, and evidence for what truly motivated his acts.
 
|subject3=Joseph Smith’s Pre-Nauvoo Reputation--Nancy Rigdon and Athalia Rigdon
 
|link3=http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/history-2/changes-in-may-1843/
 
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