Joseph disavows the claim that the LDS have a "community of wives."

Date: Dec 16, 1838
Type: Letter
Source: Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay: Scribed Verbatim
Direct
Reference: Joseph Smith, Letter to the Church in Caldwell County, Missouri, 16 December 1838, 4–5, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed June 24, 2022
Scribe/Publisher: Zina D. Young
People: Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience: Latter-day Saints
Transcription: We have heard that it has been reported by some that some of us should have said that we not only dedicated our property but our families also to the Lord, and satan taking advantage of this has transfigured it into lasciviousness such as a community of wives which is an abomination in the sight of God.
Source Link: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-the-church-in-caldwell-county-missouri-16-december-1838/4
Citations in Mormonr Qnas: Polygamy (Joseph Smith Era)