[Notary Sojac]

Polygamy came rather late in the history of the LDS (up to the time of Smith’s death). The Mormons’ problems with their host communities before that time were far more likely to be political (Smith openly sought to take over local governments) than theological or moral.

[Tennessee Nana]

Polygamy came rather late in the history of the LDS (up to the time of Smith’s death).
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Actually Joey Smith was cheating on his wife Emma back in 1831, 13 years before he got himself killed in a gunfight, and just a year or two after he had founded his own new religion..

[Colofornian]

The Mormons’ problems with their host communities before that time were far more likely to be political (Smith openly sought to take over local governments) than theological or moral.

I agree

Polygamy came rather late in the history of the LDS (up to the time of Smith’s death).

Yes and no. Yes, in that open polygamy came at that time. But "no" in the sense that as for polygamy itself, despite prohibitions against polygamy in the Book of Mormon, Smith immediately "partook."

Lds apologists met last August. One led a "Anything you ever wanted to ask about Polygamy" type of workshop. In that, he conceded the evidence shows Smith was already sleeping with his adopted 17 yo housemaid as early as 1831. (That's only a year after the Book of Mormon came out)

So even the Lds apologists are conceding this.