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Revision as of 07:54, 15 May 2017
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Contents
- REDIRECT Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Not Biblical
- REDIRECT Plural marriage in the Book of Mormon
Early Christians on plural marriage
Jump to details:
- Question: How did early Christians view plural marriage?
- Question: If polygamy was commanded of God in order to "raise seed," then why were Adam and Noah not commanded to practice polygamy?
Claims that polygamists are allowed to go beyond normal "bounds"
Summary: Is it true that Joseph Smith and Brigham Young admitted that the practice of polygamy meant they were "free to go beyond the normal 'bounds'" and "the normal rules governing social interaction had not applied to" Joseph?
The Law of Adoption: The sealing of men and women as children to prominent Latter-day Saint leaders
Summary: Critics point to the early practice of sealing men and women as children to prominent LDS leaders as an example of changes in LDS belief.
Jump to details:
- Question: What is the "Law of Adoption" practiced among 19-century Mormons and why has it changed?
- Question: What is the history behind the Mormon practice called the "Law of Adoption"?
- Question: Why were men sealed to other men during the early days of the Church?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith perform marriages between brothers and sisters?