Joseph Smith, Jr.'la kim evlendi?

Joseph Smith, Jr. (23 Aralık 1805 - 27 Haziran 1844), Amerikalı bir dini lider ve Mormonluk ile Son Zaman Azizleri hareketinin kurucusudur. 24 yaşında Mormon Kitabı'nı yayımlayan Smith, ölümünden on dört yıl sonra on binlerce takipçi kazandı. Kurduğu inanç, günümüzde milyonlarca kişi tarafından dünya çapında takip edilmektedir ve bu inanca mensup birkaç kilise vardır. Bu kiliselerden en büyüğü İsa Mesih'in Son Zaman Azizleri Kilisesi'dir.

Smith'in, İsa Mesih'in Son Zaman Azizler Kilisesi üyeleri tarafından Tanrı ve İsa'yı görüp onlarla konuştuğu kabul edilmektedir. Tanrı'nın ona yeni bir kilise kurması gerektiğini söylediğini vaaz etmiştir.

Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Young (January 31, 1821 – August 28, 1901) was an American social activist and religious leader who served as the third general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1888 until her death. She practiced polyandry as the wife of Joseph Smith, and later Brigham Young, each of whom she married while she was still married to her first husband, Henry Jacobs. She is among the most well-documented healers in LDS Church history (male or female), at one point performing hundreds of washing, anointing, and sealing healing rituals every year. Young was also known for speaking in tongues and prophesying. She learned midwifery as a young girl and later made contributions to the healthcare industry in Utah Territory, including assisting in the organization of the Deseret Hospital and establishing a nursing school. Young was also involved in the women's suffrage movement, attending the National Woman Suffrage Association and serving as the vice president of the Utah chapter of the National Council of Women.

Emma Hale Smith Bidamon (July 10, 1804 – April 30, 1879) was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and a prominent member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church) as well as the first wife of Joseph Smith, the movement's founder. In 1842, when the Ladies' Relief Society of Nauvoo was formed as a women's service organization, she was elected by its members as the organization's first president.

After the killing of Joseph Smith, Emma remained in Nauvoo rather than following Brigham Young and the Mormon pioneers to the Utah Territory. Emma was supportive of Smith's teachings throughout her life with the exception of plural marriage and remained loyal to her son, Joseph Smith III, in his leadership of the RLDS Church.

Eliza Roxcy Snow Young (21 janvier 1804 - 5 décembre 1887) est une personnalité du XIX^e siècle, membre de l'Église de Jésus-Christ des saints des derniers jours. Elle fut une des épouses de Joseph Smith, puis une de celles de Brigham Young selon la pratique du mariage plural (polygamie). Elle fut la présidente de la Société de secours à partir de 1866, qu'elle dirigea jusqu'à sa mort. Elle écrivit plusieurs poèmes dont certains devinrent des hymnes de l'Église, tel « Ô mon père ».

Joseph Smith (1805–1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, taught and practiced religious polygamy, termed "plural marriage" during his adulthood, marrying an estimated 30 to 40 wives throughout his lifetime. Smith and some of the top leaders of the church he founded publicly denied he taught or practiced it.

In 1852, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) publicly acknowledged that Smith had practiced plural marriage and produced a statement of Smith's which he said was a revelation from God authorizing its practice. Smith's lawful widow Emma Smith, his son Joseph Smith III, and most members of the Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or RLDS Church) attempted for years to refute the evidence of plural marriages. They pointed to Smith's public statements opposing polygamy, and stated that plural marriage began in Utah under the leadership of Brigham Young.

The first publication of a list of those alleged to be Smith's plural wives was in 1887, by Andrew Jenson, an assistant LDS Church historian. It included 27 names besides Emma Smith. There are currently 49 wives on this list. However, historians disagree as to the number and identity of the polygamous wives Smith had. Various scholars and historians, including Fawn M. Brodie, George D. Smith, and Todd Compton, have attempted to identify the individuals who married Smith. The discrepancy is created by the lack of documents to support some of the reported marriages. Apart from his marriage to Emma, Smith's marriages were not solemnized under any civil authority and were therefore solely religious unions.