why me wrote:son of Ishmael wrote:
I think Joseph Smith wanted to keep it a secret. He denied the practice all the way to his death:
If he had been more open about the topic during his life maybe there would be less speclation about it.
As I said, he would usually ask a family member if it were okay to marry the relative. And then we have his other wives getting in on the act too by asking the woman involved.
Yeah, it was all totally normal.