‘Marrying a 14-year-old was not a wise thing to do’ — a look at the 33 ‘secret’ wives of Joseph Smith
Scholar says the Mormon founder was intent on “restoring” biblical practices, including the polygamy of the ancient patriarch Abraham.
Joseph Smith, top left, and some of his wives, clockwise from top middle: Emma Hale Smith; Eliza R. Snow; Martha McBride (Knight Smith Kimball); Marinda Nancy Johnson (Hyde Smith); and Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs (Smith Young).