The 5 Stages of LDS Apologetics

Stage	Description
Stage 1	Denial/Divert
Stage 2	Ad Hominem
Stage 3	Justify/Rationalize
Stage 4	Diminish Consequences
Stage 5	Acknowledge/Obey
*Bearing Testimony is the punctuation mark for each stage.

[1]    familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SP6X-Q65
[2]    wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Mar_Kimball
[3]    lds.org/scriptures/bofm/jacob/2.24-30#23
[4]    gapminder.org World Census Data 1840
[5]    gaymarriage.procon.org

Early Mormon Prophets and their Young Brides

[JS] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SP6X-Q65
[BY] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brigham_Young's_wives
[JT] “Champion of Liberty”, Mary Jane Woodger, pub. 2009
[WW] aka Emma Smith, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilford_Woodruff
[LZ] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Snow#Wives_and_children
[JFS] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_F._Smith#Marriages_and_family

The Many Wives of Joseph Smith; Visualized

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References:

Marriage Details are from wivesofjosephsmith.org

Which has compiled genealogical research from the following sources:

[A] familysearch.org  (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City)

[B] Mormon Polygamy: A History, (Van Wagoner, Signature Books, Salt Lake City, 1989)

[C] Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, (Newell & Avery, University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago, 1994)

[D] In Sacred Loneliness: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith, (Compton, Signature Books, Salt Lake City, 1997)

[E] Doctrine and Covenants, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City)

Additional Panel References:

[1] "Utah Struggles With a Revival of Polygamy", NY Times, 8/23/1998, James Brooke
[2] Polyandry definition at wikipedia.
[3] Henry Jacobs' mission call; "Zina and Her Men", FAIR LDS Conference, 2006
[4] David Sessions mission call, wivesofjosephsmith.org, Patty Bartlett Sessions Biography
[5] Desdemona Fullmer quote, wivesofjosephsmith.org, D. Fuller Biography

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Detailed Wife Information available at wivesofjosephsmith.org

Wife	Date	Age	Husband*
Emma Hale Fanny Alger Lucinda Morgan Harris Louisa Beaman Zina Huntington Jacobs Presendia Huntington Buell Agnes Coolbrith Sylvia Sessions Lyon Mary Rollins Lightner Patty Bartlett Sessions Marinda Johnson Hyde Elizabeth Davis Durfee Sarah Kingsley Cleveland Delcena Johnson Eliza R. Snow Sarah Ann Whitney Martha McBride Knight Ruth Vose Sayers Flora Ann Woodworth Emily Dow Partridge Eliza Maria Partridge Almera Johnson Lucy Walker Sarah Lawrence Maria Lawrence Helen Mar Kimball Hanna Ells Elvira Cowles Holmes Rhoda Richards Desdemona Fullmer Olive Frost Melissa Lott Nancy Winchester Fanny Young	Jan 1827 1833 1838 Apr 1841 Oct 1841 Dec 1841 Jan 1842 Feb 1842 Feb 1842 Mar 1842 Apr 1842 Jun 1842 Jun 1842 Jul 1842 Jun 1842 Jul 1842 Aug 1842 Feb 1843 Spring 1843 Mar 1843 Mar 1843 Apr 1843 May 1843 May 1843 May 1843 May 1843 Mid 1843 Jun 1843 Jun 1843 Jul 1843 Mid 1843 Sep 1843 1843 Nov 1843	22 16 37 26 20 31 33 23 23 47 27 50 53 37 38 17 37 33 16 19 22 30 17 17 19 14 29 29 58 32 27 19 14 56	NONE NONE George W. Harris NONE Henry Jacobs Norman Buell NONE Windsor Lyon Adam Lightner David Sessions Orson Hyde Jabez Durfee John Cleveland NONE NONE NONE NONE Edward Sayers NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Jonathan Holmes NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE

The Wives of Brigham Young; Visualized

Multiple Source References:
"Wives of Brigham Young", Jay Deuel, http://www.cc.utah.edu/~jay/Brigham_Young/Brigham_Young.html
"Brigham Young's Wives", Utah Lighthouse Ministry, http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/brighamyoungswives.htm
"List of Brigham Young's Wives". Wikipedia entry with multiple sources, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brigham_Young's_wives

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The Many Wives of Joseph Smith; Visualized

Joseph Smith vs Warren Jeffs; Visualized

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See Also

 Joseph Smith and his many wives

References

Ref.	Comparisons	Prophet	Description/Link
1J	Number of wives	Joseph	34 Wives
1W	Number of wives	Warren	87 Wives
1W	Number of wives	Warren	78 Wives
2J	Age of Youngest Wife	Joseph	Helen Mar Kimball age 14 @ LDS.org
2W	Age of Youngest Wife	Warren	12 Years old
3J	Other Men's Wives	Joseph	11 Married Wives See also essay @ LDS.org
3W	Other Men's Wives	Warren	Polygamy in Primetime' page 31-32
4J	Mother Daughter Wives	Joseph	Sylvia & Patty Sessions
4W	Mother Daughter Wives	Warren	Warren Jeffs & Joseph Smith, by Doris Hanson (Presentation)
5J	Biological Sister Wives	Joseph	Emily & Eliza Partridge
5J	Biological Sister Wives	Joseph	Sarah & Maria Lawrence
			Also Johnson Sisters
			Also Huntington Sisters
			Total 4 Pairs = 8 Wives
5W	Biological Sister Wives	Warren	Warren Jeffs & Joseph Smith, by Doris Hanson (Presentation)
6J	Under age 18 Wives	Joseph	7 under 18
6W	Under age 18 Wives	Warren	SL Tribune: 'two dozen'

Scriptures Quoted Above

• D&C 132:61
• Leviticus 20:14
• Leviticus 18:18