Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . s. Joseph Smith,Hyrum Smith,^Presidents of the Church.^ This was seven months after the revelatioji authorizingpolygamy. Six weeks afterwards Hyrum found it necessary towrite as follows : - Nauvoo, March lo, the Brethren of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaySaints, living on China Creek, in Hancock County, Greeting: Whereas, Brother Richard Hewett has called on me to-day,to know my views concerning some doctrines that are preachedin y
Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . s. Joseph Smith,Hyrum Smith,^Presidents of the Church.^ This was seven months after the revelatioji authorizingpolygamy. Six weeks afterwards Hyrum found it necessary towrite as follows : - Nauvoo, March lo, the Brethren of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaySaints, living on China Creek, in Hancock County, Greeting: Whereas, Brother Richard Hewett has called on me to-day,to know my views concerning some doctrines that are preachedin your place, and states to me that some of your Elders say,that a man, having a certain priesthood, may have as manywives as he pleases, and that doctrine is taught here: I say untoyou that that man teaches false doctrine, for there is no suchdoctrine taught here, neither is there any such thing practisedhere; and any man that is found teaching privately or publiclyany such doctrine is culpable, and will stand a chance to bebrought before the High Council, and lose his license andmembership also; therefore he had better beware what he POLYGAMY CRUSHED HER YOTJNG HEART. (247) 248 POLYGAMY; OR, THE MYSTERIES At the time these documents were written Joseph and Hyrumwere both living in polygamy. After their death the Churchwas more zealous than ever in denying the existence ofpolygamy, or any other system of marriage except that commonto all Christians. Every Mormon paper denounced the charge;every Mormon Missionary swore vehemently that no such prac-tice was permitted in the church. In July, 1845, Parley published a card in which he denounced it as a doctrineof devils and seducing spirits; but another name for whoredom,wicked and unlawful connection, and every kind of corruption,confusion and abomination; and in the following year theGeneral Conference of Europe denounced both the doctrine andpractice in the strongest terms. In May, 1848, the MillennialStar called
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