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The issue of the ''Deseret News'' cited has a talk from Heber C. Kimball that addresses polygamy, but not Brigham Young.{{ref|hck.1}} | The issue of the ''Deseret News'' cited has a talk from Heber C. Kimball that addresses polygamy, but not Brigham Young.{{ref|hck.1}} | ||
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Heber clearly teaches that the ''principle'' "will never be done away," but then readily admits that some of the sisters (who are obviously not fond of the practice) have been reassured that the requirement that ''they'' practice it has been revealed to them to be necessary only for this life. | Heber clearly teaches that the ''principle'' "will never be done away," but then readily admits that some of the sisters (who are obviously not fond of the practice) have been reassured that the requirement that ''they'' practice it has been revealed to them to be necessary only for this life. | ||
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#{{note|hck.1}} "Remarks by Heber C. Kimball, directly after the sermon by President B. Young, printed in no. 34: Bowery, Oct. 6, 1855," ''Deseret News'' Vol. V, No. 35 (7 November 1855): 274 (2nd page of this number). {{link|url=http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/deseretnews1&CISOPTR=2806&REC=18}} | #{{note|hck.1}} "Remarks by Heber C. Kimball, directly after the sermon by President B. Young, printed in no. 34: Bowery, Oct. 6, 1855," ''Deseret News'' Vol. V, No. 35 (7 November 1855): 274 (2nd page of this number). {{link|url=http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/deseretnews1&CISOPTR=2806&REC=18}} | ||
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== Critics claim that some Church leaders taught that plural marriage was a practice that would persist forever. Jerald and Sandra Tanner wrote that "Brigham Young" said that polygamy would never go away in Deseret News of 7 November 1855.
Instructions to LDS seminary teachers:
- Note: Avoid sensationalism and speculation when talking about plural marriage. Sometimes teachers speculate that plural marriage will be a requirement for all who enter the celestial kingdom. We have no knowledge that plural marriage will be a requirement for exaltation.
- — Doctrine and Covenants and Church History: Seminary Teacher Resource Manual (Intellectual Reserve, 2001, [updated 2005]).
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
==== Kimball's remarks make it clear that plural marriage will remain a true principle, but in the same breath he anticipates a time when it will not be required or in force for all those who are saved—which is exactly the opposite impression which the critics wish to create.
The issue of the Deseret News cited has a talk from Heber C. Kimball that addresses polygamy, but not Brigham Young.[1]
The text reads, in part:
Heber clearly teaches that the principle "will never be done away," but then readily admits that some of the sisters (who are obviously not fond of the practice) have been reassured that the requirement that they practice it has been revealed to them to be necessary only for this life.
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