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==Question: Were plural wives forced into the marriage?==
===Plural wives were not forced into marriage===
Brian Hales:
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Some writers affirm that Joseph Smith put pressure on women to marry him. They portray him almost as a predator gallivanting about Nauvoo seeking new wives, even marrying other men’s spouses. While it makes for an entertaining storyline, it does not square with the historical record. One of Joseph’s plural wives, Lucy Walker, remembered the Prophet's counsel: “A woman would have her choice, this was a privilege that could not be denied her.” The Prophet taught that eternal marriage was necessary for exaltation and encouraged all those he taught to comply, but he always respected their agency and choices in the matter.<ref>Brian Hales, [http://new.fairlds.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Brian-Hales-Response-to-Sweden-questions-regarding-polygamy.pdf "A Response to Concerns Regarding Joseph Smith and the Practice of Plural Marriage in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,"] October 17, 2013.</ref>
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