List of Latter Day Saint practitioners of plural marriage
- List of Latter Day Saint practitioners of plural marriage
According to a consensus of historians, founder Joseph Smith, Jr. and many adherents in the Latter Day Saint movement have practiced plural marriage, a doctrine that states that polygyny is ordained of God. Although the largest denomination in the movement, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, officially abandoned the practice of plural marriage in 1890, a number of churches in the Mormon fundamentalist movement continue to teach and practice it. Historically, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now the Community of Christ), the second largest denomination in the movement, had an anti-polygamy position and denied officially that Smith had taught or practiced it, since Smith denied his involvement during his church leadership. [Harvnb|Whitmer|1887] [ [http://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v5n06.htm "Times and Seasons", Volume 5, page 474] ] [ [http://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v5n03.htm "Times and Seasons", Volume 5, page 423] ] ["The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star" 4 [January 1844] : 144]
Pre-succession crisis
The following notable Latter Day Saints are alleged to have practiced plural marriage prior to the 1844 succession crisis that followed the death of Joseph Smith, Jr..
Other church general authorities
ee also
*"Big Love"
Notes
References
*Brian C. Hales (2006). "Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalists : The Generations after the Manifesto" (Salt Lake City, Utah: Greg Kofford Books)
*Andrew Jenson, "LDS Biographical Encyclopedia".
*Citation
last=Smith
first=George D
title=Nauvoo Roots of Mormon Polygamy, 1841-46: A Preliminary Demographic Report
journal=Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
volume=27
issue=1
year=1994
date=Spring 1994
url=http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fdialogue&CISOPTR=15882&REC=3&CISOBOX=42
accessdate=2007-05-12.
*D. Michael Quinn, "Plural Marriage and Mormon Fundamentalisms," "", vol. 31, no. 2, Summer 1998
*Citation
last=Whitmer
first=David
authorlink=David Whitmer
title=An Address to All Believers in Christ
year=1887
place=Richmond, Missouri
url=http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/address3.htm
accessdate=2006-12-30
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