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Revision as of 18:48, 21 May 2017
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Contents
- 1 Polygamy in the 19th Century
- 1.1 19th century statements from Church leaders regarding the practice of plural marriage
- 1.2 Early Church leaders' comments about the difficulties of plural marriage
- 1.3 Reports that the Lamanites were to become "white and delightsome" through polygamous marriage
- 1.4 The Law of Adoption: The sealing of men and women as children to prominent Latter-day Saint leaders
- 1.5 Parley P. Pratt's marriage and murder
Polygamy in the 19th Century
- REDIRECT Purpose of plural marriage
- REDIRECT Plural marriage as a requirement for exaltation
19th century statements from Church leaders regarding the practice of plural marriage
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- Question: Did some Church leaders teach that plural marriage was a practice that would persist forever?
- Question: Was Heber C. Kimball concerned that missionaries would "take all the best" convert women as plural wives before they returned to Salt Lake City?
Early Church leaders' comments about the difficulties of plural marriage
Summary: It is claimed that early Church leaders "admitted" that there were many difficulties with plural marriage that caused "problems" and "great sorrow."
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- Gospel Topics: "It is therefore difficult to accurately generalize about the experience of all plural marriages"
- Question: Did early Church leaders "admit" that there were many difficulties with plural marriage that caused "problems" and "great sorrow"?
Reports that the Lamanites were to become "white and delightsome" through polygamous marriage
Jump to details:
- Question: Did the Church suppress a revelation given to Joseph Smith in 1831 which encouraged the implementation of polygamy by intermarriage with the Indians in order to make them a “white and delightsome” people?
- Question: Was Ezra Booth commanded to take a wife from among the Indians?
- REDIRECTLatter-day Saints and divorce in the nineteenth century
- REDIRECT Divine manifestations to plural wives and families
- REDIRECT Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto
- REDIRECT Prevalence of plural marriage in Utah
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.
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- 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?
Parley P. Pratt's marriage and murder
Summary: It is claimed that Parley P. Pratt's practice of polygamy was responsible for his murder, partly because he married a woman who hadn't been divorced from her first husband.
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- Question: Was Parley P. Pratt murdered because he stole another man's wife?
- Question: Was it normal not to obtain a formal civil divorce in 19th century America?