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|claim=The website states that "prophets from Joseph Smith to Joseph F. Smith preached that you need to be a polygamist in order to reach the highest degree of glory in the celestial kingdom." | |claim=The website states that "prophets from Joseph Smith to Joseph F. Smith preached that you need to be a polygamist in order to reach the highest degree of glory in the celestial kingdom." | ||
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*Actually, it is primarily Brigham Young that preached that, and it was only relevant to the Latter-day Saints of his era. | *Actually, it is primarily Brigham Young that preached that, and it was only relevant to the Latter-day Saints of his era. | ||
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|claim=In response to the question "Was Joseph Smith a polygamist?" the website states that "Due to its sacred nature, Joseph Smith denied his participation in the practice to anyone outside of his inner circle." | |claim=In response to the question "Was Joseph Smith a polygamist?" the website states that "Due to its sacred nature, Joseph Smith denied his participation in the practice to anyone outside of his inner circle." | ||
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*Joseph didn't keep it secret "due to its sacred nature." He kept it secret because a widespread knowledge of the practice at that time would have put the Church members in danger. | *Joseph didn't keep it secret "due to its sacred nature." He kept it secret because a widespread knowledge of the practice at that time would have put the Church members in danger. | ||
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|claim=The website poses the question "Did Joseph Smith marry a 14-year-old?" The answer is that he married 14-year-old Helen Mar Kimball. | |claim=The website poses the question "Did Joseph Smith marry a 14-year-old?" The answer is that he married 14-year-old Helen Mar Kimball. | ||
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*The sealing of Joseph to Heber and Vilate Kimball's daughter Helen was arranged by her father. After the sealing, Helen continued to live with her parents. | *The sealing of Joseph to Heber and Vilate Kimball's daughter Helen was arranged by her father. After the sealing, Helen continued to live with her parents. | ||
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|claim=The website poses the question "Did Mormon leaders marry women who were currently married?" The response is that Joseph married 11 women who were currently married to other men, and that "We don’t know the exact reason for the marriages, but we do know they were commanded by God." | |claim=The website poses the question "Did Mormon leaders marry women who were currently married?" The response is that Joseph married 11 women who were currently married to other men, and that "We don’t know the exact reason for the marriages, but we do know they were commanded by God." | ||
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*Joseph was sealed to 11 women for eternity who were married for time to other men. All of these women continued to live with their husbands. | *Joseph was sealed to 11 women for eternity who were married for time to other men. All of these women continued to live with their husbands. | ||
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|claim=The website poses the question "Did any of the women have multiple husbands?" The authors conclude that "Heber C. Kimball, Brigham Young, and other prominent LDS leaders shared their wives with other men." | |claim=The website poses the question "Did any of the women have multiple husbands?" The authors conclude that "Heber C. Kimball, Brigham Young, and other prominent LDS leaders shared their wives with other men." | ||
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*Church leaders did not "share their wives with other men." | *Church leaders did not "share their wives with other men." | ||
*No references are provided for this claim. | *No references are provided for this claim. |
The Book of Abraham | A FAIR Analysis of: FutureMissionary.com A work by author: Anonymous
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The positions that the FutureMissionary article "Polygamy and Polyandry" appears to take are the following:
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