[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] We talked over ... the reports of Plural Marriages. Prest. Jos. F. Smith spoke to us to say he did not endorse any sealing or marrying in plurality.
[Source: Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith]
Despite his statement here, Joseph F. Smith was not opposed to new plural marriages. For evidence of his active involvement in post-Manifesto polygamy, see D. Michael Quinn, “New Plural Marriages: 1890-1904”, pp.82-103.
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