No point in arguing about the specifics, for the most part. We could bicker about them ad nauseum, but you have the generics dead on.
The one point I will bicker about, though, is polyandry. It is true that Joseph was sealed to women who were then married to other men. With only one very disputed exception, however, he had sex with none of them. What was his motive, then, if it was not sexual relations? Certainly not prestige, if he kept it a secret. With no apparent benefits to the marriages in THIS life, he clearly had the next life in mind.
I don't mean to sweep any of these issues under the rug. As a matter of fact, I wish they were more fully studied, as they give great insight into the identities of the first generation of the restored church. Every one of these issues, however, is ultimately subordinate to the simple Joseph Smith/Book of Mormon litmus test.
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