Reddit reviews Joseph Smith's Polygamy, Volume 1 History
We found 3 Reddit comments about Joseph Smith's Polygamy, Volume 1 History. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
We found 3 Reddit comments about Joseph Smith's Polygamy, Volume 1 History. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
I mean, what's your bar for acceptable sources? There's a long history of scholarship surrounding early Mormon history. You shouldn't feel bad that you don't know everything there is to know--few people do. But you likewise shouldn't blame others for your ignorance. You also shouldn't project your experience on others (and like /u/everything_is_free said, we all should be better about that).
But some stuff to get started:
The Maxwell Institute
FairMormon
Our own /u/brianhales
Richard Bushman
The problem would be if they tried to do that is getting all of the dates right. There are a lot of marriages that are in question as to whether they even happened, and other marriages we are pretty sure happened, but with contradicting accounts on the when and where. There's a reason Brian Hales writes over 1500 pages in his [Joseph Smith's Polygamy] (http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Smiths-Polygamy-Volume-History/dp/158958189X) series, and that reason is it is difficult to sift through what we know, what we don't know, and think we might know, but can't be sure.
In short, even if they listed all of the marriages we are pretty sure about, someone would cry foul, because they would think one of the other marriages should have been included. Most of the scholars who have written books on this subject disagree on the number of marriages, to whom, and when they occurred. It's easy to see why they decided steer clear of that mess and just go with what we know and have plenty of documentation of, which is Joseph's marriage to Emma.
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