Doctrinal foundation of plural marriage |
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Introduction of plural marriage |
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Questions about Joseph Smith and plural marriage |
- Joseph Smith's marriages to young women
- Did Joseph Smith coerce women to marry him?
- Mormon women refusing offers of plural marriage
- Does Joseph Smith's lack of children through polygamy contradict the commandment to "multiply and replenish the earth"?
- Joseph Smith was sealed to other men's wives
- Joseph Smith hiding plural marriages from his first wife, Emma
- Emma Smith's reaction to Joseph Smith's plural marriages
- What is known about possible children through Joseph Smith's polygamous marriages?
- Did Joseph have "lustful motives" for practicing polygamy?
- Did Joseph Smith send men on missions in order to "steal" their wives?
- Did Joseph Smith practice polygamy for the purpose of monetary gain?
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Wives of Joseph Smith |
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Plural marriage in Utah |
- Question: Did early Church leaders "admit" that there were many difficulties with plural marriage that caused "problems" and "great sorrow"?
- Brigham Young's statements regarding polygamy
- John Taylor's statements regarding polygamy
- 19th century statements from Church leaders regarding the practice of plural marriage
- Divorce among Mormons in the 19th century
- Prevalence of polygamy in Utah
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End of plural marriage |
- Question: Was Wilford Woodruff actually inspired to end polygamy?
- Polygamy practiced after the Manifesto
- The attitude of the modern Church toward polygamy
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