Original sentence: Although he denied it in public, Smith had been practicing plural marriage for some time, and in Nauvoo he began to teach other leaders the doctrine.At the time of Nauvoo's foundation, the church was led by a First Presidency, consisting of a Prophet and two Councillors.Bennett was subsequently expelled from Nauvoo in the summer of 1842 and Smith himself became the city's second mayor.Bennett's fall led to the beginning of Brigham Young's rise among Smith's confidents.Bennett, began to practice plural marriage either too openly or incorrectly.Controversy arose because Smith's counselor in the First Presidency, John C.In the end, Young proved more loyal than Bennett, helping Smith promote the practice of plural marriage with greater discretion
Edited sentence: Additionally, Bennett's fall led to the beginning of Brigham Young's rise among Smith's confidents.After Bennett was expelled in the summer of 1842, Smith himself became the city's second mayor.Although Smith himself had been secretly practicing plural marriage for some time, in Nauvoo he began to teach other leaders the doctrine.At the time of Nauvoo's foundation, the church was led by a First Presidency, consisting of a Prophet/President and two Councillors.Bennett began to practice plural marriage either too openly or incorrectly, it led to his downfall.He continued to deny the practice in public, however, and when John C.Young proved more loyal than Bennett, helping Smith promote the practice of plural marriage in secret