. 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 . HE REVELATION ON CELESTIAL MARRIAGE. —TROU-BLE AMONG THE SAINTS. The Announcement of Polygamy. — Celestial Marriage. — Joseph setshimself Right. — Mrs. Smith is very Rebellious. — Mrs. SmithsAdopted Daughter. — The Prophet too fond of Fanny. — Mrs. Smithtakes her in Hand. — Marital Storms. — Oliver Cowdery called In. —He goes and Does Likewise. — Joseph first Preaches Polygamy.—The Saints Rebel. — The Revelation given in Secret. —
. 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 . HE REVELATION ON CELESTIAL MARRIAGE. —TROU-BLE AMONG THE SAINTS. The Announcement of Polygamy. — Celestial Marriage. — Joseph setshimself Right. — Mrs. Smith is very Rebellious. — Mrs. SmithsAdopted Daughter. — The Prophet too fond of Fanny. — Mrs. Smithtakes her in Hand. — Marital Storms. — Oliver Cowdery called In. —He goes and Does Likewise. — Joseph first Preaches Polygamy.—The Saints Rebel. — The Revelation given in Secret. — Eleven Adopt-ed Daughters sealed to the Prophet. — A Domestic Squall in theProphets House.— Nancy Rigdon Insulted by Joseph. — SidneysZeal Grows Cold. — How Celestial Marriage was Introduced. — MnNoble begins to Build Up his Kingdom. — The first Plural Marriage.—False Position of the Second Wife. — John C. Bennett. — His Profligacyand Crimes. — He Apostatizes and Writes a Book.—Joseph DefendsHimself. — Apostasy of an Apostles Wife. — The Prophet in Diffi-culties. — The Revelation on Celestial FTER the Revelation onCelestial Marriage waspublicly announced, in1852, it was stated thatJoseph Smith first pro-duced it in 1843 ; but therewere, no doubt, hints ofthis new doctrine at amuch earlier date. It isgenerally believed, and infact well known by manyof the old Nauvoo Mor-mons, that he had it incontemplation at a muchearlier date; certain in-discretions rendering it necessary that he should find anexcuse of some kind for acts that were scarcely consistent5 Emma Smith, the Elect Lady. 66 THE prophets PATERNAL AFFECTION ! with his position as Vicegerent upon earth, and set him-self right, not only with his followers, but with Mrs. EmmaSmith, his wife, who objected very decidedly to some of hisprophetic eccentricities. Mrs. Smith had an adopted daughter, a very pretty,pleasing young girl, about seventeen years old.
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