Difference between revisions of "Question: Since first wives were generally to grant permission for sealings to subsequent wives, did Joseph's later sealing to Emma mean that Emma no longer held the role of "first wife"?"

m
m
Line 16: Line 16:
 
{{Main|Joseph_Smith/Polygamy/Hiding_the_truth/Did_Emma_know|l1=Hiding plural marriage from Emma, and the Law of Sarah}}
 
{{Main|Joseph_Smith/Polygamy/Hiding_the_truth/Did_Emma_know|l1=Hiding plural marriage from Emma, and the Law of Sarah}}
  
 +
{{HalesSite
 +
|subject1=Emma Learns that Plural Marriage Has Been Restored
 +
|link1=http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/history-2/changes-in-june-1842/
 +
|summary1=
 +
|subject2=Emma Accepts Plural Marriage and Participates in Four of Joseph’s Plural Sealings
 +
|link2=http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/history-2/changes-in-june-1842/
 +
|summary2=
 +
|subject3=Emma’s Resistance Prompts a New Revelation
 +
|link3=http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/history-2/changes-in-june-1842/
 +
|summary3=
 +
|subject4=Joseph and Emma: Conflict and Agreement
 +
|link4=http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/history-2/changes-in-june-1842/
 +
|summary4=}}
 
<!--== ==
 
<!--== ==
 
{{Response label}}-->
 
{{Response label}}-->

Revision as of 21:35, 20 June 2014

  1. REDIRECTTemplate:Test3

Joseph hid polygamy from his first wife, Emma

Important introductory material on plural marriage available here

Answers portal
Plural marriage
Plural marriage1.jpg
Resources.icon.tiny.1.png    RESOURCES

Joseph Smith era:


Post-Joseph Smith:


Post-Manifesto–present

Perspectives.icon.tiny.1.png    PERSPECTIVES
Media.icon.tiny.1.png    MEDIA
Resources.icon.tiny.1.png    OTHER PORTALS

Questions


  • Since first wives were generally to grant permission for sealings to subsequent wives, did Joseph's later sealing to Emma (after some of his plural marriages) mean that Emma no longer held the role of "first wife"?

To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]

Answer


Joseph's revelation in D&C 132 explicitly states that if the wife of the person who holds the keys to plural marriage rejects plural marriage, her husband is to follow the commands of God to him without her permission.