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The children of Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his wife Emma Smith, are historically significant because of their roles in establishing and leading the Latter Day Saint Movement, which includes the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church, since 2001 called Community ...
ChildLifespanNotesAlvin SmithJune 15, 1828 – June 15, 1828Born with un-described birth defectsThaddeus SmithApril 30, 1831Twin of Louisa, premature, died within a ...Louisa SmithApril 30, 1831Twin of Thaddeus, premature, died within ...Joseph Murdock Smith*April 30, 1831 – March 29, 1832 (age 10 ...*Adopted. Twin of Julia, birth son of ...The children of Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his wife Emma Smith, are historically significant because of their roles in establishing and leading the Latter Day Saint Movement, which includes the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church, since 2001 called Community ...
They were hard-working farmers. Joseph’s parents taught their children to pray, read the Bible, and honor God. They believed that Joseph was called to be a prophet and defended his work. Lucy Mack Smith and Joseph Smith Sr. (Joseph’s parents) Joseph Smith Jr. Sophronia, Don Carlos, Lucy, Alvin, William, Samuel, Katherine, and Hyrum (Joseph ...
Aug 18, 2015 · Leslie O. Peterson with a portrait of Joseph Smith's first wife, Emma, at a display of her paintings of his 34 wives in Provo, Utah, last month. Kim Raff for The New York Times. SALT LAKE CITY ...
Only an eighth of Smith’s wives were older than he was at marriage. Historian George A. Smith explains, When the Smiths moved to Ohio in 1831, Joseph there met the majority of his future wives. Most of them were still adolescents—the children of close associates. . . In other words, for a decade prior to Smith’s first plural marriages, he ...
The Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society (JSEHS) is a non-profit organization operated by descendants of Joseph Smith and Emma that promotes knowledge and understanding of the life and times, teachings, and heritage of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Emma Hale Smith.
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[63] as Smith took Desdemona as a plural wife [64] and became part of an early group wives taken by Smith [65] After Smiths death, Desdemona married Ezra T. Benson on January 26, 1846, in the Nauvoo Temple [66] The marriage was only "for time", [67] instead of being for "time and all eternity", meaning that Desdemona was sealed to Smith in the afterlife but would be married to Benson until one ...
