Date of Award
5-2000
Degree Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Committee Chair(s)
Anne M. Butler
Committee
Anne M. Butler
Committee
Carol A. O'Connor
Committee
Robert Parson
Abstract
On a spring day in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1843, fourteen year-old Helen Mar Kimball, married thirty-seven year-old Joseph Smith, prophet, president, and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The couple did not publicize the event nor invite friends to attend. Secrecy shrouded the wedding. A public announcement would not have been prudent for the young Latter-day Saint (LDS or "Mormon") church, as Helen's new husband, Joseph Smith, was not only already married, but to dozens of other women.1
Recommended Citation
Hoskisson, Tamora M., ""I Was Seeled to the Prophet in Nauvoo": Helen Mar Whitney and a Lifetime in "the Principle"" (2000). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1746.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1746
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