. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . nt of the Seventies. Hehas busied himself in building up his kingdom ever sinceJoseph Smith gave him that precious piece of counsel inNauvoo. When he was a young man, he married a girl,and lived very happily with her until he learned from theProphet Joseph that it was not only his privilege, but hisduty, to enlarge his kingdom more speedily by marryingmore wives. His first acquisition was a young widow, who listenedassentingly to
. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . nt of the Seventies. Hehas busied himself in building up his kingdom ever sinceJoseph Smith gave him that precious piece of counsel inNauvoo. When he was a young man, he married a girl,and lived very happily with her until he learned from theProphet Joseph that it was not only his privilege, but hisduty, to enlarge his kingdom more speedily by marryingmore wives. His first acquisition was a young widow, who listenedassentingly to his proposals of a celestial marriage, andsoon after entered his family as a second wife. However,the marriage with her did not avail him much, as she couldonly be his for time. Her former husband died a Mormon,tmd she and her childrenIvould belong to him in eter-nity. He was past the prime oflife, feeblein health, and com-pelled to accept the supportof his brethren ; yet all thisdid not deter him from doingwhat was required of himby his Prophet. About thetime that he married thewidow, he took a young girlfor his third wife, who wassupposed to be his, and his. ^^^^^^^ Joseph Young, Brother of Brigham, andPresident of the Seventies. 152 brighams apostate nephew. only, with no former husband behind the veil to comeup in the morning of the resurrection and lay claim toherself and her children. All his wives lived in one house,which had been built for him by the Seventies, in returnfor his spiritual ministrations in their behalf. Ilis first wife did not like the new family arrangementany better than other Mormon women who were first wives ;but as a matter of course, her liking or disliking was not ofthe least consequence. She fretted herself ill over it, how-ever, and was prostrated for months. She had toiled andsuffered with her husband for many long years, while theywere journeying about with the Mormons, and she couldnot bear to have the dark shadow of polygamy cast overthe hit
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