Project Gutenberg 2015-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 217 Smith, Joseph Fielding 1876 1972 Evans, R. C. (Richard C.) 1861 1921 Evans, Richard C. Blood Atonement and the Origin of Plural Marriage: A Discussion Produced by Tyler Garrett, Mormon Texts Project Intern (http://mormontextsproject.org) "Blood Atonement and the Origin of Plural Marriage: A Discussion" by Smith and Evans is a historical discourse likely written in the early 20th century. This work documents a correspondence between Elder Joseph F. Smith Jr. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Richard C. Evans, a leader from the "Reorganized" Church. The discussion centers on the misrepresentation of Latter-day Saint beliefs, especially concerning controversial topics like plural marriage and blood atonement. The opening of the text sets the tone for a vigorous debate between the two church leaders triggered by public accusations made by Evans against the practices of the Latter-day Saints. Smith, in his defense, highlights passages from previous church documents and provides counterarguments to Evans' claims, including the origins of plural marriage and the doctrine of blood atonement as taught by Brigham Young. The intense back-and-forth illustrates the complexities and divisions within the Mormon faith at the time, revealing deeper historical tensions over these doctrines and their interpretations among different factions of the faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Latter Day Saints Atonement Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Mormon Church Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Mormon Church BX Text Latter Day Saints Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 258114 2025-06-20T10:52:57.135084 text/html 231542 2024-10-22T23:29:48 text/html 148764 2025-06-20T10:53:01.013019 application/epub+zip 149879 2025-06-20T10:52:57.748040 application/epub+zip 149880 2025-06-20T10:52:57.413077 application/epub+zip 246390 2025-06-20T10:53:03.932034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225930 2025-06-20T10:53:00.713008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225971 2022-09-22T20:38:59.664860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240696 2023-09-22T05:18:40.482188 text/plain 220847 2024-10-22T23:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17621 2025-06-20T10:53:04.080050 application/rdf+xml 22800 2025-06-20T10:52:57.507065 image/jpeg 2835 2025-06-20T10:52:57.461082 image/jpeg 139164 2025-06-20T10:52:57.159119 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia