Plural marriage/Polygamy in the 19th Century

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Polygamy in the 19th Century

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19th century statements from Church leaders regarding the practice of plural marriage


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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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Divine manifestations to plural wives, their families, and other members

Summary: Did those who entered into plural marriage do so simply because Joseph Smith (or another Church leader) "told them to"? Is this an example of "blind obedience"? No, they bore witness that only powerful revelatory experiences convinced them that the command was from God.


Reports that the Lamanites were to become "white and delightsome" through polygamous marriage


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  1. REDIRECT Plural marriage practiced after the First Manifesto

Prevalence of in Utah

Summary: What was the prevalence of polygamy in Utah? How many wives did most polygamist males have?
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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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Brigham Young and polygamy


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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  1. REDIRECT Mormonism and polygamy/Lorenzo Snow's statements about polygamy during the Temple Lot case
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