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Mormon Polygamy


Mormonism and polygamy - Wikipedia

In 1862, the U.S. Congress passed the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act, prohibiting polygamous marriage in the territories. Despite the law, many Latter-day Saints ...

Polygamy: Latter-day Saints and the Practice of Plural Marriage

Today, the practice of polygamy is strictly prohibited in the Church, as it has been for over 120 years. In 1831, Church founder Joseph Smith made a prayerful ...

Polygamy and the Church: A History | American Experience - PBS

Plural marriage was not for everyone -- in fact, at most 20 to 30 percent of Mormons would ever practice it, more among the church leadership than the regular ...

The History of Polygamy - Utah History to Go

Polygamy was not openly practiced in the Mormon Church until 1852 when Orson Pratt, an apostle, made a public speech defending it as a tenet of the church.

Polygamy: What Latter-day Saints Really Believe

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints practiced polygamy between 1840 and 1890. At present, the Church strongly asserts that God's standard ...

Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement

The members of the largest faction, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), do not continue to teach and practice polygamy today.

Let's Talk About Polygamy - Fair Latter-day Saints

As I sat in the front row of my seventh-grade US history class in the eastern United States, my teacher began discussing the “polygamous Mormons in Utah.

Explaining polygamy and its history in the Mormon Church

For more than 175 years, polygamy and tensions surrounding it have defined what it means to be a Mormon – especially a Mormon man.

Do Mormons Actually Practice Polygamy? - Reddit

The LDS church and other sects do not, though you can be remarried after your spouse dies and some people claim this means we still practice ...

Polygamy and the Law of Sarah - LDS Women Project

it is clear as you read section 132 that both these laws—eternal marriage and plural marriage—are a part of the law that God was teaching Joseph Smith ...

Polygamy lives on in LDS temples, spurring agony, angst and a key ...

That's because plural marriage remains very much a part of Mormon doctrine, enshrined in scripture, and practiced, at least through so-called ...

Mormon Polygamy in the Nineteenth Century - UNL Digital Commons

During the nineteenth century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons, encouraged the development of polygamous marriages.

9.8 The Mormon Polygamous Wife - Her Half of History

Non-Mormon polygamy has a long and varied history. In a landmark sociology study, researchers found that 84% of 185 cultures allow some form of polygamy.

How common is polygamy among Mormons? - Quora

No, Latter-day Saints (“Mormons”) do not currently practice polygamy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“the Church”) ended the ...

Understanding Polygamy in Mormon History - Dummies.com

History shows that polygamy was an extremely important aspect of Mormonism in the nineteenth century.

Brigham Young and the Defense of Mormon Polygamy - JSTOR Daily

Mormon leader Brigham Young tried to create a culture of polygamy in the nineteenth century. How did he justify the practice in Victorian-era America?

How Can the LDS Church Clarify Polygamy in Heaven? - Abe Collier

Mormons believe that marriage will exist in heaven. However, there is disagreement on whether that includes polygamy. Some modern members of the ...

Overview of Joseph Smith and Polygamy: Part 1 – An Introduction

Our overviews on Mormonism continue by looking at plural marriage / polygamy, with part one looking at Joseph Smith's history in implementing polygamy and ...

LDS Practice of Polygamy: 1847-1911 - I Love Utah History

LDS Practice of Polygamy: 1847-1911 · The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862 prohibited polygamy in the territories. · The Poland Act of 1874 took away the LDS ...

What Mormons Believe: Polygamy - YouTube

A video explaining Mormon beliefs and history about polygamy. For a deeper dive into the subject of polygamy and its ties to the LDS Church, ...