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Originally Posted by Saguaro
Even if people do know about it, I would guess many don't know how and to what extent he practiced it. Details like marrying women who were already married, initially hiding it from Emma, marrying a girl as young as 14, claims of fathering children, etc. Those are things that we definately don't talk about at church, so people are only going to find out about them if they do independent research, and then they are often not prepared for what they find out. Rough Stone Rolling does a good job of addressing these and other issues.
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I was fortunate to hear a lengthy presentation on this last year, from a DNA researcher and Grad student. His name is Ugo Perego and his presentation was called
Joseph Smith's DNA Revealed: New Clues from the Prophet's Genes . It was really, really good.
He said that they have done the research on all but 3 or 4 of the claimed decendents of JSJr. and none except the children of Emma have come up positive for Joseph's DNA. Not even Josephina Lightener, who had been considered my many to be his physical daughter, due to the evidence. But no...
I loved the book. I think it is very accurate. I would have liked more material on the 'peep stone'/money digging pre-trial hearing, in the book.
The more I learn about Joseph, the more I love the man. What an inspiration.
HiJolly