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In Nauvoo, Sarah met Hiram S. Kimball, a non-Latter Day Saint merchant. The couple married in 1840 and welcomed their first child in 1841. Together, they had six children, including three who were adopted. At the time of their first son's birth, church members were working on construction of the
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assisted in creating formal guidelines for the organizations and preparing them for Smith's approval. On March 17, 1842, the Female Relief
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