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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, 9
1 THE TRAGEDY OF THE MARTYRDOM, 11
June 27,1844, 11
The Burial of the Bodies, 14
A Sacrilegious Act, 18
The Unknown Grave, 18
2. JOSEPH SMITH'S BROTHERS AND SISTERS, 21
Stillborn Sister, 21
Alvin Smith, 21
Hyrum Smith, 21
Sophronia Smith, 23
Samuel Harrison Smith, 23
Ephraim Smith, 24
William Smith, 24
Catherine Smith, 27
Don Carlos Smith, 27
Lucy Smith, 28
3. EMMA, AND EVENTS FOLLOWING THE MARTYRDOM, 29
Grief of Emma, 29
Principles Regarding Grief, 30
Difficult Questions Regarding Emma, 31
The Succession Crisis, 32
Conflict Between Emma and Brigham, 34
Emma's Difficulty Over Plural Marriage, 37
4. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE DEPARTURE OF THE UTAH SAINTS TO THE BOSOM OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, 41
A "New Country" in the West, 41
Preparations to Move West, 43
Excommunication of William Smith, 44
Samuel Brannon, 45
Emma Rejects Proposal to Leave Nauvoo, 45
5. EMMA'S MARRIAGE TO LEWIS CRUM BIDAMON, 48
Lewis Bidamon's Acquaintance with Joseph Smith, 48
Emma Flees Nauvoo for a Time, 49
Marriage of Emma to Major Bidamon, 50
Background and Life of Lewis Bidamon, 52
Major Bidamon and California Gold Rush, 54
Love Letters of Bidamon & Emma, 54
Lewis Bidamon Home From Gold Fields, 56
Bidamon's illegitimate Daughter, 58
Sale of Egyptian Mummies & Papyri, 59
Joseph Smith Ill Describes Himself and Family, 60
Joseph Smith Ill Studies Law, 61
Another Joseph & Emma-Joseph Smith Ill and Emmaline, 62
Julia (Murdock) Smith, 62
6. JOSEPH SMITH III's LIFE AND LEADERSHIP OF THE REORGANIZED CHURCH, 64
Called to Serve, 64
Origins of the Reorganization, 65
Another Attempt to Get Joseph Smith Ill to Be Prophet, 67
Death of Baby Daughter Leads to Acceptance of Prophetic Call, 70
Joseph Smith Ill Becomes Head of the Reorganized Church, 71
Joseph Smith Ill Rejects Plural Marriage, 73
Joseph Smith Ill as Prophet, Seer, Revelator, and President of Reorganized Church, 74
The Inspired Version of the Bible Published by The Reorganized Church, 76
First Edition Of Joseph Smith's Translation Of The Bible, 77
Joseph Smith Ill's Revelations, 77
7. MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN EMMA'S LIFE, 78
The Tragic Death of Emma's Sister, 78
The Tragic Death of Frederick, 78
A New Challenge for Emma-Lewis Bidamon's "Affair", 79
Death of Joseph Smith Ill's Child and His First Wife, 80
Bertha Madison Smith-Second Wife of Joseph Smith Ill, 81
Ada Rachel Clark Smith-Third Wife of Joseph Smith Ill, 82
Death of Joseph Smith Ill, 82
Probing Questions, 83
Declining Years of Emma's Mortal Life, 84
8. EMMA'S SONS (LEWIS'S STEP SONS) AND THEIR UTAH MISSIONS, 85
1863-1869-Sons of Joseph Smith Serve Missions in Utah, 85
Reorganized Church Crusades Against The Utah Mormons, 86
Beginning the Utah Mission-Briggs and McCord, 87
Moderate Success of Briggs & McCord, 89
Joseph Smith Ill Appoints His Brothers to the Utah Mission, 90
Brigham Young's Reaction to "Josephite" Missionaries, 92
Alexander and David Smith Are Sent as Missionaries To Utah, 93
Smith Brothers Arrive in Utah Via Transcontinental Railroad, 94
Sons of Joseph Smith Claim Brigham Young Insulted Emma, Their Mother, 94
Continued Riff Between Brigham & Emma, 95
Examples of Affidavits Proving Joseph Smith Had More Wives Than Just Emma, 96
Alexander & David Bid Farewell to Utah, 99
Alexander & David On Yet Another Mission to Utah And the West, 101
Joseph Smith Ill Goes on a Mission To Utah, 103
Current Status of Reorganized Church in Utah, 106
9. THE LAST TESTIMONY AND DEATH OF EMMA SMITH BIDAMON, 107
L.D.S. Missionaries From Utah Visit Emma In Nauvoo, 107
David Smith Confined to a Mental Institution, 109
February 1879 Interview With Emma's Sons, Alexander And Joseph Smith III, 110
Emma's Dream of Joseph and of the Savior, 111
Emma's Last Days on Earth, 111
Lewis Bidamon After Emma's Death, 113
Alexander Smith's Activities After His Mother's Death, 114
Joseph Smith Ill-The Last of Joseph & Emma's Children Passes Away, 114
10. REFLECTIONS, 116
11. CONTRASTING VIEWS ON THE DOCTRINE OF PLURAL MARRIAGE, 122
Reaction to Emma's Death-Bed Denial of Plural Marriage, 122
Joseph Smith Ill Defended His Mother's Position on Plural Marriage, 124
Significant Omissions In Reorganized Church's Doctrine and Covenants, 126
How Then Can The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Justify Practicing Plural Marriage
from at Least 1843 (Maybe 1831?) to 1905 and Today Excommunicate Members Who
Practice Plural Marriage?, 129
The Ancient Principle of Plural Marriage, 129
Significant Purpose of Plural Marriage-Perhaps All Marriages, 130
Religious Editor of "Newsweek" Writes on "What Mormons Believe", 131
Reply to Religious Editor, 132
12. SCRIPTURAL ACCOUNTS OF PLURAL MARRIAGE, 134
Introduction, 134
Scriptural Background of Plural Marriage, 134
Abraham Had Plural Wives, 135
Jacob Had Plural Wives, 137
Moses Had More Than One Wife, 138
David Had Plural Wives, 139
Solomon Had Seven Hundred Wives and Three Hundred Concubines, 140
Joseph Smith Asked the Lord About Plural Marriage, 141
Instructions to Emma in the 1843 Revelation, 145
Holy Temple Endowment Closely Related to Doctrine of Eternal/Celestial/Plural Marriage, 146
More Information on Doctrine of Plural Marriage, 147
The Test of Plural Marriage for Brigham Young and Others, 148
13. THE TEST, THE PERSECUTION, AND THE PRINCIPLE FOR TODAY, 150
First Public Announcement of Church's Practice of Plural Marriage, 150
Public Outcry Against Church's Announcement, 151
Reorganized Church Takes Some Credit for Legislation Against Polygamy, 151
Supreme Court "Test Case" Against Polygamy, 153
More Federal Laws Against Polygamy, 153
President Woodruff Receives Revelation to Have Plural Marriages Cease in The Church, 155
Manifesto Against Contracting Any Marriages Forbidden by Law of The Land, 155
Second Manifesto Issued by President Joseph F. Smith, 157
Difficulty of Some to Follow "Living" Prophet, 158
ENDNOTES, 160
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, 168
INDEX, 170
ABOUT THE AUTHOR, 175
ABOUT THE BOOK, 176
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