 Shortly before the exodus from Nauvoo, in the Nauvoo Temple, Kimball was married to Whitney "for time" and again sealed to Joseph Smith (deceased) "for eternity," with her husband Whitney standing in as proxy for Smith.The following day, Whitney was sealed to Elizabeth Sykes (deceased) for eternity, with Kimball standing in as proxy for Sykes (;).Helen and Horace Whitney began the journey across the plains during the exodus from Nauvoo.