Orson Hyde was on a mission to Palestine when Joseph Smith married his wife Nancy Marinda. Orson Hyde was sent on a another mission on April 4, 1844 (History of the Church, pg. 286). His wife Nancy had Frank Henry on January 23, 1845 which is 294 days later. The average gestation for a human fetus is 266 days.
http://www.wivesofjosephsmith.org/11-MarindaJohnsonHyde.htm
2007-09-30 06:50:21 · 9 answers · asked by jungle84025 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Okay, apparently some members are claiming that Joseph Smith did not have multiple wives and that the website link is to a suspect site.
Here is a link to the church's geneological website that list's Joseph's wives:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/AF/individual_record.asp?recid=7762167&lds=0®ion=-1®ionfriendly=&frompage=99
2007-09-30 07:14:03 · update #1
There are multiple accounts in the diaries of early saints which support the fact that Joseph did indeed have sex with many (although maybe not all) of his polygamous wives. These are documented in multiple sources and are easily found in your local library. Start with Todd Compton's "In Sacred Lonliness" or another book called "Mormon Enigma" which was written by a Mormon author. So far the answers have confirmed my suspicion that very few Mormons are aware of Joseph Smiths actions.
And yes, I am a Mormon of over 40 years. I do not believe any more however.
2007-10-01 13:09:13 · update #2
I care because almost everyone I know is a Mormon who doesn't know what I know.
2007-10-01 13:10:40 · update #3
Was not aware of this --don't know if it is true. But since I am a nonMorman there are alot of things that I do not know. But than there are quite a few things that I do know that alot of Mormans do not know.
2007-09-30 07:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by RK 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a mormon, you are not. You care and I do not. Should I care? And why do you care?
I guess you wasted 40 years of your life. You can't get over it and you think you know more about the church than your Mormon friends. So you'll waste the rest of your life trying to vindicate your first 40 years by coming up with useless information lilke this.
2007-09-30 16:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by guest 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How many non-mormons know that this is a load of lies and BS?
Do you seriously believe everyhting you read on the internet? Cause if so, I could have some serious fun with your lifestyle. Jus tby referencing a few wikipedia articles.
2007-09-30 06:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by alwaysa(ducky)bridesmaid 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's interesting, I didn't know the early church left the country on missions...
That website is def not credible...are you telling me Joseph had like 30 something wives...?? yeah...ok
2007-09-30 06:55:28 · answer #4 · answered by Love Yahoo!!! is a prince 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know that he was sealed to the wives of some of the men of the Church, but I haven't seen any viable proof that he had sex with them.
2007-09-30 08:30:09 · answer #5 · answered by Dublin Ducky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, this did not bother Orson Hyde. He had eight other wives of his own.
2007-09-30 23:31:34 · answer #6 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mormans see this "apologetics" as a lifestyle sort of. Sometimes they care sometimes they play dumb, sometimes they get mad, sometimes they refer you to others. It's fun to watch.
2007-10-02 12:19:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your information is not quite right (to put it mildly)
Good luck
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2007-10-01 07:06:37 · answer #8 · answered by Dionysus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never knew that. Thanks for the info. I am not mormon, but I find that interesting. Thanks for sharing :-)
God bless!
2007-09-30 06:53:19 · answer #9 · answered by Jenny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋