There’s a catch-22 with those marriages. Either Joseph deprived these young women of romantic life, or he groomed them for his own sexual gratification.
There’s no way Joseph comes out looking like anything other than a creep with the underage marriages..
That’s it in a nutshell.
Yes it is.
It’s interesting to read D&C 132 through the lens that this was Joseph attempting to control his wife into letting him have multiple sexual partners, whilst ensuring sauce for the Gander wasn’t sauce for the Goose.
Yes. I wonder where this would have gone if Joseph Smith hadn't died.
It’s interesting to read D&C 132 through the lens that this was Joseph attempting to control his wife into letting him have multiple sexual partners, whilst ensuring sauce for the Gander wasn’t sauce for the Goose.
Yes. I wonder where this would have gone if Joseph Smith hadn't died.
I think Warren Jeffs' example might answer that question.
Joseph certainly wasn't a vile human being who used and abused the women in his life and would never publicly defame and slander any women who rebuffed his advances.
It's great that DCP loves Joseph Smith. I'm sure DCP hopes his granddaughter will marry someone as faithful, true, and honorable as Joseph Smith.
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Joseph certainly wasn't a vile human being who used and abused the women in his life and would never publicly defame and slander any women who rebuffed his advances.
Indeed. Do you agree that he was relatively decent?
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