Comments on: Movie Review: Emma Smith: A Really Great Catch

By: AYdUbYA

AYdUbYA — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:51:55 +0000

According to Richard Bushman in Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, after Emma agreed to accept the doctrine of plural marriage she regretted doing so. And she struggled, like any normal person would, with having to share her husband with other wives.

According to Emily Partridge, one of two sisters (twins) Joseph married without Emma knowing and then later married again after Emma had accepted the plural marriage doctrine (he couldn’t tell her they were already married):

“She [Emma] kept close watch of us. If we were missing for a few minutes, and Joseph was not at home, the house was searched from top to bottom and from one end to the other, and if we were not found, the neighborhood was searched until we were found.”

See here

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:28:46 +0000

Does anyone know; Was this movie based on Anita Stansfield’s “Emma: Woman of Faith”, vice versa, or were they simply produced in conjunction with one another? I read the novel in September and just saw the movie and noticed that most, if not all of the movie is taken nearly word for word from the novel (or vice versa). Just wondered which came first or if they are meant to be the same thing but in different media formats.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:20:16 +0000

Hugo, that scene was indeed cut out of the more recently-released version of the film. There were a number of other small changes as well.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:57:33 +0000

Emma admits to having struggled with it, but concludes that it was of God and even testifies of it??

David G., I believe this scene has been cut out from the April release.

Can someone please confirm?

Thanks,

Hugo

By: Margaret Young

Margaret Young — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:15:32 +0000

#20–even though it was posted months ago.
Elijah Abel’s children are in this play? So part of the play takes place in Cincinnati? (That’s where Elijah met and married his wife after he left Nauvoo around 1842.) Unless there is some significant manipulation of history, the play is taking some liberties beyond what I would approve. There were other Blacks in Nauvoo. I would urge the playwright to learn about them.

I’m with Ardis in wanting solid historical foundations to our stories–and it’s not at all hard to guess where Bonnie’s information comes from. I’m painfully aware of little details I got wrong in some of my own work, and am now revising to make sure it’s all correct.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:27:24 +0000

bonnie — citations, please. Where are these letters, and to which specific official documents do you refer? Hearsay is worthless — worse than worthless, really, since in this case you are bearing false witness.

By: bonnie

bonnie — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:13:55 +0000

People just need to get in the offical documents and letters of emmas. She did not like the practice of polygamy at all. She chased the two sisters that J.S. brought into her home and married them stole their money. When Emma found out about the girls she chased them off. Please don’t protray Joseph Smith as a saint he is not. Emma had such strength to put up with him.

By: SAP

SAP — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:41:59 +0000

#25, I must agree. It is one thing to not talk about something, but it’s another thing entirely to alter details.

By: Juvenile Instructor

Juvenile Instructor — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:54:04 +0000

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By: roger

roger — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:30:09 +0000

A very strong movie. It was mostly based on Emma’s struggles during Joseph’s life, and didn’t offend me historically. Guess I’m just naive Anyway overall definitely will be a keeper on the bookshelves of many latter-day saints, and an inspiration to the dedication of an apparently great woman.