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Joseph Smith (1805–1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, taught and practiced polygamy during his ministry, marrying multiple women throughout his lifetime. Smith and some of the leading quorums of the church he founded publicly denied he taught or practiced it. [1][2][3]
Mormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith, was married to more than 30 women, meaning that Emma was not his one and only wife. Many who know about Smith’s philanderous ways may assume that these women must have been widows or “old maids” and their prophet was doing a favor to them by marrying them.
After receiving a revelation commanding him to practice plural marriage, Joseph Smith married multiple wives and introduced the practice to close associates. This principle was among the most challenging aspects of the Restoration—for Joseph personally and for other Church members.
Here is a list of Joseph Smith’s plural wives, each with a name, date, marital status (Single, Married, Widowed), and age when the marriage to Smith occurred:
Introduction to Joseph Smith Wives. Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the founder and first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also called the Mormon Church), taught and practiced polygamy throughout his life.
Helen Mar Kimball (August 22, 1828 – November 13, 1896) was one of 30 to 40 plural wives of Joseph Smith, [1] founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. She was sealed in marriage to him when she was 14 years old.
Rhoda Richards (August 8, 1784–January 17, 1879) was an early Latter-day Saint convert, the sister of Willard Richards, and a plural wife of Joseph Smith. At age fifty-eight, she was the oldest of Joseph Smith's plural wives, twenty years older than Joseph at the time of their sealing.
