Gordon B. Not only are those so involved in direct violation of the civil law, they are in violation of the law of this Church. An article of our faith is binding upon us. One cannot obey the law and disobey the law at the same time. To learn more about what Latter-day Saints believe about marriage and family, visit comeuntochrist.
The Saints had practiced plural marriage for half a century. In the story of Isaac, God asks Abraham to depart from the law against killing. Likewise, Mormon polygamy was an exception to the eternal principle of monogamy, and it was removed when the sacrifice no longer was necessary.
What about the fact that, even today, men can be sealed to more than one woman for eternity in Latter-day Saint temples, but women generally can be sealed to only one man? I trust the voices of these women. I have ancestors who practiced polygamy, and, as their descendant, I feel both gratitude and respect for their sacrifices.
Pumza Sixishe lives in South Africa, where some Christians, tribal traditionalists and Muslims practice polygamy, which is permissible. Traditionally, the first wife was accorded great respect and wielded power over the other wives, she says. But, on a serious note, those same women friends believe that, for a strong bond to work, there has to be only one queen and one king in a relationship.
Sixishe has never understood why Mormonism instituted polygamy in the first place. This was not prophetic and Joseph got it wrong. The temple only reminds me of this mistake he made. I love the idea of what the sealing means, but the temple means less and less to me as time goes on because of this.
I prefer to stick with my baptismal covenant for the rest of my life. That one reflects how I want to serve and love as my Savior did. You could be the third wife of a dead soldier, random guy, or a boy baby who died before 8 and will be raised in the millennium. Melissa Leilani Larson grew up as a Latter-day Saint in Hawaii, where she heard little about polygamy.
As a screenwriter and playwright, Larson chose to bring it up in the best way she knows — in a theater piece. In , when there was talk of polygamy being legalized, Larson wondered if the LDS Church would embrace it again and what that might be like. He issued what has come to be known as the "Manifesto," a written declaration to Church members and the public at large that stopped the practice of plural marriage.
Later, describing the reasons for the Manifesto, President Woodruff told Church members, "The Lord showed me by vision and revelation exactly what would take place if we did not stop this practice. If we had not stopped it, you would have had no use for Confusion would reign This trouble would have come upon the whole Church, and we should have been compelled to stop the practice. Today Church members honor and respect the sacrifices made by those who practiced polygamy in the early days of the Church.
However, the practice is outlawed in the Church, and no person can practice plural marriage and remain a member. Latter-day Saints believe the season the Church practiced polygamy was one of these exceptions. Polygamous groups and individuals in and around Utah often cause confusion for casual observers and for visiting news media. Smith issuing the more strongly-worded Second Manifesto in The Church's stance changed to its present policy of excommunicating members who practise polygamy or openly advocate it.
There are said to be over 30, people practising polygamy in Utah, Idaho, Montana and Arizona, who either regard themselves as preserving the original Mormon beliefs and customs, or have merely adopted polygamy as a desired way of life and not as part of the teachings of any church. In the past, the Utah government has taken action against polygamy by raising the age of consent and hiring an investigator to probe "secret societies". Polygamists responded by lobbying for the right to practise plural marriage as part of their First Amendment rights.
The Coalition for Religious Freedom and Tolerance went to the state Capitol in January , unsuccessfully demanding a constitutional amendment that would legalise polygamy. The state has taken occasional action against polygamists, notably Tom Green. Green was sentenced to five years in prison for bigamy in Utah in August , despite arguing that he was permitted several wives because of his beliefs. Search term:. Read more.
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