Item Detail
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19430
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4
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20
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English
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Joseph Smith, Jr., and 'The Notorious Case of Aaron Lyon' : Evidence of Earlier Doctrinal Development of Salvation for the Dead and a Trigger for the Practice of Polygamy
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John Whitmer Historical Association Journal
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2006
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26
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101-119
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In 1838 Aaron Lyon was brought before the high council because he had pressured a married woman, Sarah Jackson, to consent to marry him. He had told her that her husband was dead and was "preaching to the spirits in prison." Joseph Smith served as his defense in the disciplinary court. The authors believe that Joseph Smith maneuvered his way to serve on this court in order to provide "damage control" for his own polyandrous marriage. They also state that Lyon's statement of "preaching to the spirits in prison" show the emergence of the doctrine of salvation for the dead.
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