26269

Journal Article

English

Hales, Brian C., Smith, Gregory

A Response to Grant Palmer's "Sexual Allegations against Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Polygamy in Nauvoo"

Interpreter : A Journal of Mormon Scripture

12

Orem, UT

The Interpreter Foundation

2014

183-236

Grant H. Palmer, former LDS seminary instructor turned critic, has recently posted an essay, "Sexual Allegations against Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Polygamy in Nauvoo," on MormonThink.com. In it, Palmer isolates ten interactions between women and Joseph Smith that Palmer alleges were inappropriate and, "have at least some plausibility of being true." In this paper, Palmer's analysis of these ten interactions is reviewed, revealing how poorly Palmer has represented the historical data by advancing factual inaccuracies, quoting sources without establishing their credibility, ignoring contradictory evidences, and manifesting superficial research techniques that fail to account for the latest scholarship on the topics he is discussing. Other accusations put forth by Palmer are also evaluated for correctness, showing, once again, his propensity for inadequate scholarship.

http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/a-response-to-grant-palmers-sexual-allegations-against-joseph-smith-and-the-beginnings-of-polygamy-in-nauvoo/

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Harris, Lucinda Pendleton Morgan
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Jackson, Joseph H.
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Jacques, Vienna
Nauvoo, Ill.
Palmer, Grant H.
Plural marriage, origins
Pratt, Sarah
Smith, Joseph, Jr., plural marriage
Warren, Catherine [Fuller]
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