26: Joseph Smith's Plural Marriage Proposals Part 1
LDS Discussions - Mormon Truth Claims Examined
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Sister Derphi
Alicia: I think it's a really sad but fascinating power dynamic to look at in patriarchy where you will often see this even today when there's scarcity involved. It's just part of the nature of that oppressive system of patriarchy, she says. A slide shows Joseph Smith sending another polygamous wife to test Emily to see if she'd be willing. And so on Emily's 19th birthday, Joseph Smith gave her what he must have thought was the greatest gift of all, the commandments of Mary and have sex with him as a polygamous bride from Emily.
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