How Many Plural Wives Did Joseph Smith Have?

Objective and factual information about Joseph Smith, his wives, consummation of his polygamist marriages and Polygamy in general.
This video goes over the questions
00:01 How Many Plural Wives Did Joseph Smith Have?
01:10 How Many of Joseph Smith's Marriages were Consummated?
02:15 What's the Difference Between an Eternity Only Sealing and a Plural Marriage for this Life?
03:03 Did Joseph Smith Participate in Polyandry?
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[@jondicsre3056]

"Seal," oh you mean adultery, the 7th Comandment, "You shall not commit adultery." And there is no such thing as a heavenly marriage for "they are neither married nor given in marriage"- Bible.

[@TheHubbabubbabubble]

And this is why it’s not Christianity folks ❤

[@bc5810]

Makes me nauseous. One of the "sealed" girls was only 14, some were married to other men. If he was a good man, why was he so interested in getting himself sealed, why not focus on the things above? I wish I could rescue all the children from the mormon/lds cult in my hometown. My heart goes out to them.

[@Bookofmormoncentralofficial]

Thanks for going into such great detail. So interesting!

[@oli073]

KZbin's algorithm's crazy dum dum dum!

[@HoradrimBR]

Some guys that "dealt" with this man were relatives of some of these women. That's not an absurd assumption, on contrary...

[@user-og2wt3le4j]

More than 2.5 million current church members are alive today due to a polygamous marriage in their lineage.

[@jerry_phillips]

Thank you for these videos. I like your unvarnished explanation of Joseph’s marriage practices. I’ve watched and read a lot about Joseph’s plural marriage practices but one topic that I understand would be very sensitive and hard to tackle that I haven’t seen is a discussion about Joseph’s secrecy from Emma. There is so much we don’t know about that and though controversial I’m really trying to understand it from a faithful perspective. I may never get closure on it but I’m hoping someone can shed greater light on the subject. Also I would love to hear more about Emma’s denial of Joseph’s involvement in plural marriage. One more topic I think deserves its own episode is Emma and Brigham Young’s fallout.

[@_inveterate]

Ha! I was more than puzzled by the way Joseph practiced plural marriage, especially by his marrying two sisters without Emma’s knowledge, and then marrying them again with Emma’s permission. I can only imagine how difficult that practice was for all involved parties but especially for Emma. I’ve moved on. Those experiences are no longer a concern to me, and I hope you find closure, lad 🌞

[@jerry_phillips]

@@_inveterate My faith in the restoration remains strong regardless because of the independent confirmation I’ve received but I would like to understand better things like you mentioned with the Partridge sisters.

[@_inveterate]

@@jerry_phillipshmm. independent confirmation. Could you please elaborate on that? because I don’t understand what you mean

[@jerry_phillips]

@@_inveterateI could go into detail about my experience but it was tailored for me alone. I will say that I’ve found the promise at the end of the Book of Mormon is true. My journey in learning about plural marriage is not about questioning my faith. It’s about being pliable and trying to incorporate troubling facts into the broader framework of my understanding.

[@Mormonismexplained]

Thanks for your comment! We will definitely keep your questions in mind for further videos.

[@Commenter2121]

I enjoy the short form videos but I’m curious on what sources you are primarily using. Is it the Saints books, gospel topic essays, and church website?

[@Mormonismexplained]

We try and go to the primary sources as much as possible, but of course, we use secondary sources from many places to try and contextualize these primary sources. Where we reference any particular scholar's interpretation, we try and cite that. Otherwise, the interpretations of the primary sources are our own. Thanks for watching!

[@timothyvlasak351]

How wonderfull that old Smitty kept a flawless list of everytime he had $ex! And that he never told lies 😂, now we know he was the 1st Man in the history of EVER to marry girls half his age and never touch them! LOL

[@Zoooooooooooo]

The excuses Mormons make for this creep

[@Glen.Danielsen]

I think your brief videos have real value. But hold on here: There’s no such thing as “Mormonism,” “Mormons,” or “Mormon Church.” It is like calling Islam “Muhammadism,” and Muslims “Muhammads.” I am a Latter-day Saint. The name of the church is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s a matter of accuracy, and also respect.

[@oceancoast92657]

a Very good video. However it would be good to emphasize that the 'Historical' sources for alleged sexual relations with anyone but Emma is un-corroborated. Meaning some women have made suggestive claims but no actual corroborating evidence is there to support the claim. Some of those claimant involved claims of offspring, which you rightly pointed out did not bear out when DNA testing was done. That doesn't mean there wasn't sex, but it also doesn't mean there was. Also I like that you point out that the marriages were 'Sealings'.. What is often not well understood by many is that what constitutes a 'marriage' differs with respect to CONTEXT. Two main contexts of marriage we are most familiar with is 'Religious" and "Secular" In the US and perhaps many places in the world the two are conflated into one when someone gets married in a Church or by clergy However that's not always the case. Secular marriage have their own set of standards to be recognized as a marital union.. Those standards can be quite different than the religious ones. For instance, a Secular State might recognize the union of same sex couple whereas the Church might not. Or as in many cases with Catholic faith, a second marriage after a divorce might not be recognized as a legitimate marriage with in the faith. In other countries like the UK, LDS temple marriage isn't always recognized, so the couple gets married outside the temple first, in a ceremony recognized by the State, and then afterwards proceeds to the Temple for the Sealing. So this is a significant point to remember, as consummations of a marriage is typically a Requirement for marriage in a Secular sense, but not necessarily in a Religious sense and vice versa And given the lack of any corroboration of the historical sources it might be prudent to give the benefit of doubt and assume no sexual relations existed except with Emma. And even if sexual relations did occur, they were outside the boundaries of any legal difficulties. Meaning no crime was committed, and Emma never filed for civil divorce. This is how Joseph Smith was a 'Polygamist' and yet not a Bigamist. Bigamy is based upon Secular law and his Polygamy was based upon Religious beliefs. So just putting that all into perspective.

[@ACountryBoyCanSurvive]

Nowadays, Mormon mem have 28,000 wives.