Disparagements, i.e. lies about William Law.

Lawrence R. Flake - Bitterness & Hatred

Full of bitterness and hatred to the end of his life, William Law died in Shullsburg, Wisconsin, 19 January 1892, at age eighty-two. 1

D. Michael Quinn - Adultery

Quinn, quite-matter-of-factly twice said William Law committed adultery:

"Committed adultery in violation of Illinois law 1843;"2

"1 Oct. - Joseph Smith 'reanointed [William] Law' in the Anointed Qurom (JS-F, MAQ) due to Law's confession of adultery committed since his 1842 endowment (DMQ, HS)" 3

The adultery accusation is based on a single disparaging statement by Hyrum Smith in his attempt to mar the character of the publishers of the Prospectus of the Nauvoo Expositor. Quinn then cites himself for a second reference:

References

DMQ = D. Michael Quinn, interpretation of sources.

HS = Hyrum Smith statement about William Law's adultery, in Nauvoo Neighbor, 19 June 1844, p. 2.4

Accusations of adultery were Joe (aka Joseph) and Hyrum's convenient method of marring a persons character. There are many reports by women and men who were warned not to tell of polygamy or Joe (aka Joseph) and Hyrum would mar their character.5 Quinn refused to alert the reader of this fact and steped over it himself.

History reveals the truth - if Law was an adulterer he would have embraced polygamy to save face and justify its continuance like Joe (aka Joseph) Smith did with Fanny Alger.6