did on two consecutive days with Flora Woodworth in Clayton's house. Just as there were dozens of wives, such a daytime rendezvous could occur discreetly in scores of houses. For example, in the bedrooms of each wife's devout parents who (like the Kimballs, Whitneys, and Lotts) gave advance approval for Joseph to marry their daughters, or of her siblings (like Benjamin F. Johnson, who testified of such visits), or of his already-married wives who also served as "an intermediary" for his polygamous proposals (such as Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Durfee, and Mrs. Sessions), or of other polygamists (like Joseph B. Noble since 1840/41 and William Clayton--whose journal described such visits), or of strictly loyal Mormons who were monogamists before June 1844 (like John Benbow). (20) Several problems can be identified with this scenario, the first being the lack of supportive evidence. description would have required the cooperation of dozens of men Quinn’s and women. So we must assume a conspiracy among them (or some other reason to keep quiet) because none of them left any hint to support the quantity of sexual encounters asserted by this theory. For example, on June 29th, 1842 Eliza R. Snow was sealed to the Prophet. Then seven months later on February 11, 1843, she moved in with the family Elvira Holmes (discussed above), who was sealed to the Prophet June 1, 1843. These two women lived under the same roof for many months without knowing the other was sealed to the Prophet. Apparently, his visits to each of them and other interactions were so sporadic and non-physical that neither came to suspect the other was sealed to him. In 1887 Eliza R. Snow spoke with a newspaper reporter concerning the secrecy surrounding her sealing: lived in the same cottage with another lady “She
did on two consecutive days with Flora Woodworth in Clayton's house. Just as there were dozens of wives, such a daytime rendezvous could occur discreetly in scores of houses. For example, in the bedrooms of each wife's devout parents who (like the Kimballs, Whitneys, and Lotts) gave advance approval for Joseph to marry their daughters, or of her siblings (like Benjamin F. Johnson, who testified of such visits), or of his already-married wives who also served as "an intermediary" for his polygamous proposals (such as Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Durfee, and Mrs. Sessions), or of other polygamists (like Joseph B. Noble since 1840/41 and William Clayton--whose journal described such visits), or of strictly loyal Mormons who were monogamists before June 1844 (like John Benbow). (20) Several problems can be identified with this scenario, the first being the lack of supportive evidence. Quinn’s description would have required the cooperation of dozens of men and women. So we must assume a conspiracy among them (or some other reason to keep quiet) because none of them left any hint to support the quantity of sexual encounters asserted by this theory. For example, on June 29th, 1842 Eliza R. Snow was sealed to the Prophet. Then seven months later on February 11, 1843, she moved in with the family Elvira Holmes (discussed above), who was sealed to the Prophet June 1, 1843. These two women lived under the same roof for many months without knowing the other was sealed to the Prophet. Apparently, his visits to each of them and other interactions were so sporadic and non-physical that neither came to suspect the other was sealed to him. In 1887 Eliza R. Snow spoke with a newspaper reporter concerning the secrecy surrounding her sealing: “She lived in the same cottage with another lady