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Polygamy in the Mormon Church did not originate with the Prophet Joseph Smith in Nauvoo in the 1840s, but with Jacob Cochran in Saco, Maine in 1818. Later Day Saint missionaries, including Brigham Young, preached among the Cochranites, and later some of these missionaries became polygamists also. Dr. John C. Bennett practiced his own version of spiritual wifery in Nauvoo, which Joseph the Prophet vigorously opposed. Joseph, who had no plural wives, fought to keep polygamy, in any form, from becoming a doctrine of the Church. But soon after his death, some of the highest Church leaders introduced polygamy as a cardinal doctrine—and conspired to cover their own adulterous crimes by claiming that Joseph received a revelation commanding the practice, and that he had many wives. For a general understanding of both the origins of polygamy among the Latter Day Saints and the several conspiracies to falsely implicate Joseph in polygamy, read the article on our Web site, "Joseph Smith: Innocent of Polygamy," by Richard Price.

Richard and Pamela Price are continuing to write a series of in-depth articles for Vision, entitled Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy, to prove that Joseph Smith, Jr. was innocent of polygamy. These articles, with their forty-five years of careful research and extensive documentation, bring startling new evidence that, instead of being a polygamist, Joseph Smith actually fought against the dogma. The first set of articles have been compiled into the book, Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy—Volume I, which you can purchase online or at the bookstore. The remaining and ongoing articles appear sequentially in Vision.

The entire book and additional articles are being reproduced here so all who visit this site will have the opportunity to know that Joseph Smith, Jr. was innocent of polygamy. Below are tables of contents for both Volume I and the Vision articles that link to the specific chapters or articles.

Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy Volume I
		Preface
Chapter 1	—	Cochranism: The Origin of Utah Mormon Polygamy
Chapter 2	—	Other Accounts of Cochranism
Chapter 3	—	Church Missionaries Converted Cochranites
Chapter 4	—	Brigham Young, the Father of Mormon Polygamy
Chapter 5	—	The Apostles Brought Polygamy into the Church
Chapter 6	—	Early Efforts to Eradicate Polygamy
Chapter 7	—	Dr. Bennett Laid the Foundation of Polygamy at Nauvoo
Chapter 8	—	Dr. Bennett and Eliza R. Snow
Chapter 9	—	Eliza Snow Was Not Pushed Down the Mansion House Stairs
Chapter 10	—	More Evidence Concerning Eliza Snow
Chapter 11	—	Bennett and Francis Higbee's Polygamous Activities Discovered in 1841
Chapter 12	—	Chauncey L. Higbee Expelled for Polygamous Activities
Chapter 13	—	Joseph Sued Chauncey L. Higbee in Court at Carthage
Chapter 14	—	Dr. Bennett Expelled from the Church
Chapter 15	—	Dr. Bennett Persecuted Joseph and the Church
Chapter 16	—	Bennett's Polygamy Charges and the Saints' Responses
Chapter 17	—	Isaac Sheen Was Not a Credible Witness Concerning Polygamy
Chapter 18	—	The Book of Mormon Condemns Polygamy (A Study of the "Righteous Seed" Theory)
Chapter 19	—	Joseph's Sermon against Polygamy
		Bibliography
Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy Vision Articles (subsequent to Volume I)
Vision 32	—	The Martha Brotherton Case
Vision 33	—	Bennett's Sixth Letter, or the Essay on "Happiness"
Vision 34	—	The Sarah Pratt Case
Vision 35	—	Orson Pratt and the 1831 Revelation Rumor
Vision 36	—	Apostle Pratt's Revolt against the Prophet
Vision 37	—	Joseph's Anti-Bennett Crusade
Vision 38	—	The Polygamy Crisis in the Fall of 1842
Vision 39	—	The Peace Maker—Another Source of LDS Polygamy
Vision 40	—	How The Peace Maker Has Been Wrongly Used to Promote a False Theory
Vision 41	—	The Apostles Adopted Jacob's Polygamous Concepts from The Peace Maker
Vision 42	—	More Evidence That LDS Polygamy Concepts Were Adopted from The Peace Maker
Vision 43	—	Mary Page Eaton Testified that Joseph Was not a Polygamist
Vision 44	—	The Smith Family Knew that Brigham Practiced Polygamy before Joseph's Death
Vision 45	—	William Smith Provided Further Insights into the Origin of Polygamy
Vision 46	—	Joseph’s Struggles to Eradicate Polygamy in 1842
Vision 48*	—	LDS Leaders Accused Oliver Cowdery of Polygamy
Vision 49	—	Apostle John Taylor Lied about Polygamy Being Practiced by Church Leaders
Vision 50	—	Joseph Smith Continued to Fight Polygamy through 1843
Vision 51	—	The Harrison Sagers Case
Vision 53*	—	Joseph's Struggle against Polygamy in 1843
Vision 54	—	Joseph's Fight against Polygamy Continued Throughout 1843
Vision 55	—	A Chronology of Joseph Smith in 1843
Vision 56	—	Joseph the Martyr's Testimony of Innocence Upheld by His Son, Joseph Smith III
Vision 57	—	In 1844 Joseph Continued His Valiant Fight against Polygamy
Vision 58	—	Joseph and Hyrum Planned Charges against Polygamists before the High Council
Vision 61*	—	The LDS Church Charged Joseph with Marrying Other Men's Wives
Vision 62	—	A False Version of How Polygamy Entered the Church
Vision 63	—	Joseph Smith Endured Two Conspiracies at the Same Time

*Visions 47, 52, 59, and 60 did not have a chapter of Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy.

Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy—Volume I, by Richard and Pamela Price, can be purchased at the Restoration Bookstore or from our online store.  Articles on this subject continue to be published in Vision magazine, which also can be purchased at the Restoration Bookstore or online. It is planned that this additional material will be compiled in future volumes.