May 24th 1842 “Sarah Some two or three weeks since, in consequence of brother Joseph Smith’s teachings to the singers, I began to be alarmed concerning myself, and certain teachings which I had receved from , and question him () about his teaching, for I was pretty well persuaded from Joseph’s public teachings that had been telling falsehoods; but said that Joseph now taught as he did through necessity, on account of the prejudices of the people, and his own family particularly, as they had not become believers in the work Doctrine. I then become satisfied that all of ’s teaching had been false from beginning to and, and that he had never been authorized by any one in authority to make <​any​> such communications to me. ’s teaching and conduct were as follows. When he first came to my house soon after the special conference. this spring, commenced joking me about my getting married, and wanted to know how long it had been since my husband died, and soon removed his seat near mine <​me​> and began his seducing instructions by saying it was no harm to have sexual intercourse with women if they would keep it to themselves, and continued to urge me to yield to his desires, and urged me vehemently, and said he and Joseph were good friends, and he teaches me this doctrine, and allows me such priviliges, and there is no harm in it and Joseph Smith says so. I told him I did not believe it, and had heard no such teaching from Joseph, nor from the stand, but that it was wicked to commit adultery, &c, said that did not mean single women, but married women; and continued to press his instructions and argumnts until after dark, and until I was inclined to believe. for he called God to witness of the truth, & was so Solemn and confident, I yielded to his temptations, having received the strongest assurance from him that Joseph approved it & would uphold me in it. [p. 3]