Men whose wives were married by Joseph Smith after being sent on a mission
last update: 2018-12-04
(notes)
Henry Jacobs
Some bring up Henry Jacobs. Jacobs was not sent on a mission before the sealing, but he was sent on a mission within three months of Joseph’s sealing to Zina.
Timeline
- October 1841 - Smith wrote to Zina: “put it off till an angel with a drawn sword stood by me and told me if I did not establish that principle [plurality of wives] upon the earth I would lose my position and my life.” [document this] (Bradley and Woodward. Plurality, Patriarchy, and the Priestess: Zina D. H. Young’s Nauvoo Marriages. Journal of Mormon History 20:1, 1994, p95)
- October 27, 1841 - Smith married (sealed?) to Zina. (see Brian Hales’s polygamy site)
- January 17, 1842 - Henry Jacobs was called on a mission to Chicago with Amos Fuller Historical Department journal history of the Church, 17 January 1842
Orson Hyde
[need to study this thoroughly]