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“The Manifesto was not a divine production but something manufactured to outwit the church's enemies.”

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Charles W. Penrose, born on February 4, 1832, and died on May 16, 1925. His occupation and category are unknown, and his biography details are limited. more

“The First Command was to 'Multiply' and the Prophet taught us that Dominion & powr in the great Future would be Comensurate with the no [number] of 'Wives Childin & Friends' that we inheret here and that our great mission to earth was to Organize a Neculi of Heaven to take with us. To the increase of which there would be no end.”

Firsts Ends Would Be Earth Heaven Numbers Wife Taught Increase Missions Command Prophet Organize Dominion Taught Us Polygamy Great Future

Author:Benjamin F. Johnson

“The Second Way in which a wife can be separated from her husband, while he continues to be faithful to his God and his priesthood, I have not revealed, except to a few persons in this Church; and a few have received it from Joseph the prophet as well as myself. If a woman can find a man holding the keys of the priesthood with higher power and authority than her husband, and he is disposed to take her he can do so, otherwise she has got to remain where she is... there is no need for a bill of divorcement... To recapitulate.”

Ifs Men Way Needs Wells Persons Can Do Church Wife Keys Higher Husband Authority Bills Faithful Prophet Priesthood Polygamy Being Faithful Higher Power

Author:Brigham Young

“In 1835 at Kirtland I learned from my Sisters Husband Lyman R. Shirman, who was close to the Prophet and Received it from him. That the ancient order of plural marriage was again to be practiced by the Church.”

Order Church Husband Ancient Prophet My Sister Polygamy

Author:Benjamin F. Johnson

“... the introduction of the doctrine of polygamy was the first time in my life that I desired the grave, and I could hardly get over it for a long time. And when I saw a funeral, I felt to envy the corpse its situation.”

Firsts Long Felt Situation Saws Long Time First Time Envy Graves Doctrine Over It Funeral Get Over Corpses Introduction Polygamy

Author:Brigham Young

“Br Orson Pratt is in trubble in consequence of his wife, hir feelings are so rought up that he dos not know whether his wife is wrong, or whether Josephs testimony and others are wrong and do lie and he deceived for 12 years or not; his is all but crazy about matters... we will not let Br. Orson go away from us he is too good a man to have a woman destroy him.”

Knows Men Years Matter Feelings Lying Wife Crazy Consequence Going Away Testimony Deceived Polygamy

Author:Jedediah M. Grant

“Sarah lied about me. I never made the offer which she said I did. I will not advise you to break up your family - unless it were asked of me. Then I would council you to get a bill from your wife and marry a virtuous woman - and a new family but if you do not do it I shall never throw it in your teeth.”

Ifs Made Said Break Wife Offers Bills Teeth Our Family Virtuous Council Advise Lied Polygamy Virtuous Woman New Family

Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.

“If President Young wants my wives I will give them to him without a grumble, and he can take them whenever he likes.”

Ifs Want Giving Young President Wife My Wife Likes Polygamy

Author:Jedediah M. Grant

“O, if my husband could only love me even a little and not seem to be perfectly indifferent to any sensation of that kind... O my poor aching heart when shall it rest its burden only on the Lord.”

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Author:Emmeline B. Wells

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