The opposition that made Joseph and Emma Smith’s marriage special
LDS Living - In 2 Nephi 2 , we read, “For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things.” When it comes to relationships, having opposite personality traits can sometimes be a point of conflict or stress. But historian Jennifer Reeder, author of the new biography, First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith , said that the opposite qualities and characteristics possessed by Emma Smith and her husband, the Prophet Joseph, made them complementary to one another. Reeder says that in her study of Emma’s life, you consistently see the couple pushing, pulling, and stretching in their relationship with...