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“I discover that some of the Eastern papers represent me as a great blasphemer, because I said, in my lecture on Marriage, at our last Conference, that Jesus Christ was married at Cana of Galilee, that Mary, Martha, and others were his wives, and that he begat children.”

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Orson Pratt, born on September 19, 1811, and died on October 3, 1881, was an Apostle in the Mormon Church. He played a significant role in the church and contributed to its spread and development. more

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