Did Joseph physically abuse Emma?

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Re: Did Joseph physically abuse Emma?

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SPG wrote:Why did everyone just sort of skip over the part where she abused him.

Was this abuse in the form of Emma getting angry about Joseph's extramarital dalliances or perhaps the abuse that occurred when she pleaded with him to be true to their marriage vows and choose to remain monogamous? Both of those items would be hard on someone who had been commanded by an angel with a drawn sword to "go forth and polygamate the earth".
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Re: Did Joseph physically abuse Emma?

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moksha wrote:... "go forth and polygamate the earth".
Across the nation
Prophetic proclamation
Polygamation
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Re: Did Joseph physically abuse Emma?

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mikegriffith1 wrote:Most people who knew Joseph Smith said he was a kind and generous person.

He was so kind and generous he gave his adopted daughters a husband.
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Re: Did Joseph physically abuse Emma?

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Bret Ripley wrote:Across the nation
Prophetic proclamation
Polygamation

There's an apologetic generation
With a new explanation
Prophet in motion
Prophet in motion
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Re: Did Joseph physically abuse Emma?

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moksha wrote:There's an apologetic generation
With a new explanation
Prophet in motion
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Re: Did Joseph physically abuse Emma?

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Having suffered much emotional abuse (relationship after my husband died) I know that I would rather have been slapped around a bit. It is a horrible thing and hard to erase. Emotional abuse was rather Emma's middle name when it came to polygamy and the way it was done. . . I don't condone her anger nor do I blame her. She is a humane being. . . betrayed.
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