![]() ![]() Let them to these things and spare not, and I the Lord will bless them and heal them if they do it not grudgingly, saith the Lord God and she shall be a blessing unto them and let my handmaid Nancy Marinda Hyde hearken to the counsel of my servant Joseph in all things whatsoever he shall teach unto her, and it shall be a blessing upon her and upon her children after her, unto her justification, saith the Lord." ( December 1841 Revelation) "Verily thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Joseph, that inasmuch as you have called upon me to know my will concerning my handmaid Nancy Marinda Hyde-behold it is my will that she should have a better place prepared for her, than that in which she now lives, in order that her life may be spared unto her therefore go and say unto my servant, Ebenezer Robinson, and to my handmaid his wife-Let them open their doors and take her and her children into their house and take care of them faithfully and kindly unto my servant Orson Hyde returns from his mission, or until some other provision can be made for her welfare and safety. In fact, Joseph Smith produces a revelation for Nancy Marinda Hyde in December 1841, which includes the following: ![]() This proposal was set up by Nancy Marinda Hyde (some records go by Marinda Nancy, but we'll go with the revelation name here which is Nancy Marinda), who was living in the printing office and was sealed to Joseph Smith either in April 1842 or May 1843 (Joseph Smith's journal says April 1842). ![]() But as you'll see, it becomes quite clear that Joseph Smith did propose to Nancy Rigdon, as even the sources that seek to demonize Nancy Rigdon are forced to admit parts of the story that would prove Nancy Rigdon's account accurate.Īround ApJoseph Smith proposed to Nancy Rigdon. Their podcast is about two hours long and gives much more detail not just on the letter, but the history leading up to the letter and the fallout that came afterwards.įor a quick overview of Joseph Smith's proposal to Nancy Rigdon, we have to first note that the accounts of course vary and are from different times which of course can lead to details getting blurred. You can listen to their podcast or view it on YouTube, and I hope after you read this post you would check that out to get more context and information behind the letter. Their presentation of not just the Happiness Letter, but the historical sources and story around it is absolutely fascinating, and I can not possibly recommend listening to their podcast enough. The subject of this post is about the letter, but I want to go over some of the history first so that the proper context of the letter is understood.īefore we begin, I want to note that I learned about the Happiness Letter from a Mormon Discussions podcast that featured Jonathan Streeter and Christopher Smith. While we do not know with exact certainty what happened during this proposal, we do know that Nancy Rigdon rejected Joseph's overtures which led to Joseph Smith writing a letter to Nancy Rigdon to explain why his proposal was from God. Joseph made proposals to many women that year, and one of those women was Nancy Rigdon, the daughter of Sidney Rigdon. ![]() That quote comes from a letter written by Joseph Smith in April 1842 to then 19 year old Nancy Rigdon.īy April 1842, Joseph Smith was already married to around ten women and would marry about thirteen women in 1842 alone. "Happiness is the object and design of our existence" is a line that has been cited by church leaders, educators, and prophets over the last 150 years, and is a truly uplifting idea from Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith's Happiness Letter on Polygamy (August 17, 2020) ![]()
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