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English
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Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy : The Peace Maker--Another Source of LDS Polygamy
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Vision
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January 2002
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39
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24-28
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The authors argue that the Quorum of the Twelve knowingly had Joseph Smith's name printed on the cover of Udney Jacob's pro-polygamy pamphlet which was printed on the Times and Seasons printing press in 1842. They argue that this was done by the Twelve 'to cause the Saints to believe that Joseph supported polygamy.' They argue that Joseph Smith was not a polygamist and that the practice of polygamy was something engaged in by Twelve and other leaders who were hoping 'to ensnare [Joseph] in a plural marriage web and eventually convince him to travel the path which they were preparing to go.'