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| | Marriage of Joseph Smith and Emma Hale |
 | | Joseph Smith's "doctrine" is a form of de-evolution, i.e., it begins with the image of Jesus Christ as the end of an evolution towards more humanity and love; "Yes, but," then, Joseph begins to reverse that trend backwards to an age of barbarism and hate... |
 | | Joseph will, in the future, be referring to her as "the bride of my youth," intimating that Emma is no longer his "bride," nor is she "youthful." The former human sexual wife is to be replaced by the new titular "goddess," another "Sarah"... |
 | | Joseph says that she be supported as one of "them." To be termed "them" (plural), is to relegate the first person singular to the furthest removed from that identity, to the third person plural, which equals: 1) all genders; 2) the "object"- ive case; and, 3) one of the herd... |
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