Question On Joesph Smith And Other Prophets

[Hemidakota]

From the Wikipedia (with citation links):

According to George D. Smith, Alger's marriage to Smith may have been attested by several contemporaries at the time, including Emma Smith, Warren Parish, Oliver Cowdery, and Heber C. Kimball,[9] even though publicly the leadership of the church, including Joseph Smith and Emma, [10] denied throughout their lives that Joseph Smith had been a polygamist.[11][12][13]

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You have love the gospel according to the Wiki god.

[Hemidakota]

I'm sure there were alot of mistakes made. The early saints made many mistakes in a number of ways, because of the lack of comprehension of doctrines and lack of faith - or simply the weakness of men. But we can't deny the heritage of faith they have left us behind. Joseph Smith will be held responsible before the Lord for the things he has done, and it isn't for us to make that judgment. Without a question in mind, I know that he is a prophet of God.

Just as Joseph was prepared for them and for their time.

As Joseph did not teach the early Saints all the doctrine he was taught.

The problem with asking about a subject before the Lord as Joseph did concerning the practice of the earlier fathers [when translating] over multiply wives, is to act on it when commanded. He failed to do so in the beginning because of the fear on what Emma would do. Well, we did find out what Emma did when she found the hand written revelation.

Again, do not ask about something if you are not ready to live it or apply it in your own life.

[deseretgov]

I don't have a problem with the "under age" women thing. It seems to be mainly something that stems from our upbringing and culture. For example in the middle ages most people only lived until about thirty-ish. Marriages between people were common around the age of sixteen or so. Not considering the pre arrainged marriages when people were infants. It's just because of our current culture/laws/upbrining that marrying people people age 14-17 seems wrong.

[Hemidakota]

I can understand for us, our current culture speaks against marrying a a young teen but back in the 1800s and some out of the way places in the mountains today, the culture is totally different in allowing marriage with a person less than 18-years old.