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012 Why Did Plural Marriage Begin in the Church?

Church History Matters

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The Origins of Plural Marriage

I think the best sources out there on Joseph Smith's practice of polygamy would be his wives. It doesn't get better than that. And if you're not internet savvy, there's also a three volume work called Joseph Smith's polygamy. There's two volumes that cover the history and one volume that covers the theology. They've gone out of their way to find the voices of women. People like Liza R Snow or Lucy Walker or Helen Mark Himble. These are conservative Victorian people who sometimes don't want to go there but they were anxious to help people understand its real origins.

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