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In case you haven't seen this yet. Very useful chart.
Mormon Infographics
The Many Wives of Joseph Smith; Visualized

And Mormons wonder why a Victorian America would be totally shocked and appalled at such shenanigans, and carried out in the name the Lord nevertheless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The nation must have been indignant! Joseph Smith must have seemed a Bohemian or an Arab pagan --- especially to a Protestant nation at large.

yes, because it is so shocking to imagine a woman under the age of 18 being married in the early 19th century!

subgenius wrote:yes, because it is so shocking to imagine a woman under the age of 18 being married in the early 19th century!

When you said "18 being married" did you mean "married both to a husband and also another middle aged man with thirty other wives"?

subgenius wrote:yes, because it is so shocking to imagine a woman under the age of 18 being married in the early 19th century!

While young teenage girls are known to have married older men, it was not common, and was looked down on by most. Do you think it might be more shocking for people then and now that an older married man is marrying many women including 14 year olds and other married women?

Please see: http://mgagnon.myweb.uga.edu/students/Cooper.htm
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2536601450.html

I wonder if you can get that in plastic. It would make a great bookmark for my TBM friend's scriptures or use it for a pass along card.

"What do you know about Joseph Smith's polygamy and polyandry and would you like to know more?"

subgenius wrote:yes, because it is so shocking to imagine a woman under the age of 18 being married in the early 19th century!

14 years old would have been scandalous even in those days. 34 wives (some still married to other men) would have been totally unacceptable to virtually everyone.

Joseph was a womanizing villain by anyone's standards (now or then). Good man to have as a Prophet, Seer and church founder.

Brilliant. Thanks afterallwecando.

Let's face it people. There simply isn't any logical, reasonable or honest way to sugarcoat Joseph Smith's marital and sexual indiscretions and his lying about them that would make them seem moral and acceptable to any honest and initially impartial party!