On 26 May 1844, Joseph Smith said,
“What a thing it is for a man to be accused of committing adultery, and having seven wives when I can only find one.”
Joseph Smith, Jr., History of Joseph Smith and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Vogel edition (Salt Lake City, UT: Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2015), Volume 6, 492.
He had at least 34 wives at this time.

