26: Joseph Smith's Plural Marriage Proposals Part 1
LDS Discussions - Mormon Truth Claims Examined
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Is the Angel With the Drawn Sword Part of a Pattern?
The next pattern that we're going to be looking for is making great promises in exchange for marriage. And so he's offering these women a direct path to exaltation if they accept his proposal. The angel with the drawn sword is an interesting one because we have multiple accounts where he used it and some of the women we talked about today. Joseph told associates that an angel appeared to him three times between 1834 and 1842 and command that him to proceed with plural marriage when he hesitated to move forward. During the third and final appearance, the angel came with thedrawn sword threatening Joseph with destruction unless he went forward and obeyed the commandment fully.
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