![]() Most of them were still adolescents-the children of close associates. ![]() When the Smiths moved to Ohio in 1831, Joseph there met the majority of his future wives. Only an eighth of Smith’s wives were older than he was at marriage. At least a quarter of his wives were no older than teenagers when Smith (who was in his late 30s) married them the majority of his wives were under 30. Over the years, Smith nurtured these relationships until he married them, with the vast majority of these marriages taking place between 1841 to 1843. In fact, about a quarter of Smith’s eventual wives (nine of them) were 12 or younger when Smith met them, even as young as 5 (Sarah Ann Whitney) or 6 (Nancy Winchester). The fact of the matter is that Smith met the majority of his wives when they were just preteens or teenagers. Mormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith, was married to more than 30 women, meaning that Emma was not his one and only wife. Many who know about Smith’s philanderous ways may assume that these women must have been widows or “old maids” and their prophet was doing a favor to them by marrying them. However, the idea that Joseph Smith somehow rescued his plural wives from being single is just not accurate. Teachings of the Presidents of the Church. ![]() Mormon Objections to Christian Evangelism.Doctrine and Covenants / Pearl of Great Price. ![]()
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