This paper examines the history of the gravesite memorials dedicated to Emma and Joseph Smith, exploring their meaning as RLDS/Community of Christ monuments to monogamy, and situating them within the broader context of restored Nauvoo where the idealization and practice of plural marriage in the LDS past is largely elided. The history of the burials …
Speaker: Lee Wiles
Monogomy Undergroung: The Burial of Plural Marriage in the Graves of Joseph and Emma Smith
This paper examines the history of the gravesite memorials dedicated to Emma and Joseph Smith, exploring their meaning as RLDS/CofC monuments to monogamy and situating them within the broader context of restored Nauvoo, where the idealization and practice of plural marriage in the LDS past is largely elided. The history of the burials and memorializations …