Keywords
Joseph Smith, polygamy, genealogy
Abstract
I grew up in a family that discussed Joseph Smith’s polygamy relatively openly. Don’t get me wrong: it wasn’t a topic brought up while we were eating dinner, but when we talked about our genealogy it was almost inevitably mentioned. This is because I am descended by blood through Brigham Young, but my sealing lines are through Joseph Smith. I am a descendent of Emily Partridge, and her children were considered to be Joseph Smith’s even though they were born many years after the martyrdom. I am sure when I was really young, I didn’t understand the reasoning behind that, but by the time I was a teenager I was well aware Joseph Smith was a polygamist.
Recommended Citation
Foster, Suzanne Long
(2015)
"Providing a Better Understanding for All Concerning the History of Joseph Smith’s Polygamy,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 15, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol15/iss1/6
