Did Joseph Smith Have Sex With His Plural Wives? | LDS Discussions 62 | Ep. 1992
Did Joseph Smith Have Sex With His Plural Wives? | LDS Discussions 62 | Ep. 1992  
Podcast: Mormon Stories Podcast
Published On: Fri Feb 14 2025
Description: Many have asked the question: Did Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith have sex with his polygamous wives? During his lifetime, Joseph Smith engaged in polygamy (which was illegal in the state of Illinois) and his wives consisted of women who were underage, women who were single, women who were widowed, and women who were already legally married. What is the evidence for his sexual relations with them? Additionally a number of the brethren were also commanded to live polygamy, what is the evidence for sexual relations in those unions? Were any children born in polygamy during the prophet’s life? Join us for a unique LDS Discussions episode where we explore these topics and answer these questions.Show NotesYouTube00:00:00 Intro00:10:50 The purpose of polygamy from the scriptures - Book of Mormon Jacob 2:27-3000:14:05 List of all 35 of Joseph Smith’s wives00:19:45 Color coded list of the wives and sexual relations with Joseph Smith00:26:55 Fanny Alger was Joseph Smith’s first “polygamous” wife00:32:45 Lucinda Pendleton Harris was the first polyandrous wife00:38:20 Zina Huntington was already married and was seven months pregnant00:45:30 Presendia Buell didn’t know if her son was Joseph’s son00:49:42 Levirate Marriage with Agnes Smith, Joseph Smith’s sister-in-law00:58:44 Sylvia Sessions Lyon thought her daughter was actually Joseph Smith’s01:01:15 How can the Mormon polygamy deniers explain this away?01:12:40 Elizabeth Durfee helped Joseph arrange new plural marriages01:19:00 Did Emma Smith push Eliza R. Snow down the stairs?01:22:26 Clip - Emma Smith did not attend Relief Society through all of 184301:30:06 Sarah Ann Whitney had a fake or “front husband” after she married Joseph Smith01:38:00 Joseph Smith visited Flora Ann Woodworth often01:54:50 Lucy Walker answers the question of why Joseph Smith didn’t have children in polygamy02:05:36 Helen Mar Kimball was only fourteen years old02:25:50 Desdemona Fullmer dreamed that Emma was going to poison her02:36:40 Malissa Lott’s testimony that she slept with Joseph Smith02:46:10 Human Trafficking in Mormon history03:03:10 Children born into polygamy03:08:52 The final count for who Joseph Smith had sex with and who he did notMormon Stories Thanks Our Generous Donors!Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donation through Donorbox Support us on Patreon PayPal VenmoOur Platforms: YouTube Patreon Spotify Apple PodcastsContact us:MormonStories@gmail.comPO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117Social Media: Insta: @mormstories TikTok: @mormonstoriespodcast Join the Discord