. 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 . rriages, the greatest promiscuity was practised; and,indeed, all sense of morality seemed to have been lost by aportion at least of the church. Shocking as all this mayappear, women that were sealed to Joseph at that time aremore highly respected than any others. It is said, as thehighest meed of praise which can be given, that they neverrepudiated any of the Prophets teachings, but submitted toall his requirements without a murmu
. 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 . rriages, the greatest promiscuity was practised; and,indeed, all sense of morality seemed to have been lost by aportion at least of the church. Shocking as all this mayappear, women that were sealed to Joseph at that time aremore highly respected than any others. It is said, as thehighest meed of praise which can be given, that they neverrepudiated any of the Prophets teachings, but submitted toall his requirements without a murmur, and eventually theywill be exalted to a high position in the celestial kingdom. 72 THE FIRST PLURAL MARRIAGE. Among the earliest converts to the doctrine of pluralwives was a Mr. Noble, who, more impressible, or, accord-ing to Joseph, more faithful than any others, opened hisheart very readily to receive the teachings of the Prophet,and was willing to reduce the teachings to practice. Josephhad paid his addresses to Mr. Nobles sister-in-law, a veryworthy woman, and had succeeded in overcoming her scru-ples so far that she had consented to be sealed to The First Plural Marriage. He then advised Noble to seek a second wife for him-self, and to commence at once to build up his was not slow in following his Prophets advice, andtogether the two men, with their chosen celestial brides,repaired one night to the banks of the Mississippi River,where Joseph sealed Noble to his first plural wife, and inreturn Noble performed the same office for the Prophet andhis sister. These were the first plural marriages that evertook place in the Mormon Church, and they were obligedto be very secretly performed, and kept hidden afterwards. The young girl that Mr. Noble married went to live withhis first wife, and, as a matter of course, this arrangement HEART-BROKEN AT HER DAUGHTERS SHAME. 73 produced the greatest misery to both. Outwardly theywere compelled to keep a semblance o
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