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Polygamy (called plural marriage by Latter-day Saints in the 19th century or the Principle by modern fundamentalist practitioners of polygamy) was practiced by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for more than half of the 19th century, and practiced publicly from 1852 to 1890 by between 20 and 30 percent of Latter-day Saint families.
The Smoot Hearings in 1904, which documented that the LDS Church was still practicing polygamy spurred the LDS Church to issue a Second Manifesto again claiming that it had ceased performing new plural marriages. By 1910 the LDS Church excommunicated those who entered into, or performed, new plural marriages. Even so, many plural husbands and ...
Many Mormons, including prominent LDS Church leaders, maintained existing plural marriages well into the 20th century. A small percentage of adherents rejected the change, identifying as Mormon fundamentalists and leaving the mainstream LDS Church to continue practicing plural marriage.
The AUB currently supports plural marriage, justified on the "1886 Meeting". [36] While not all members practice plural marriage, it is considered a crucial step to achieve the highest glory of heaven. [37] The leaders of the AUB do not arrange marriages, nor do they authorize marriage for people under 18, nor for those who are closely related ...
The church will no longer perform a celestial marriage on a couple unless they are first (or simultaneously) legally married. A celestial marriage is not annulled by a civil divorce: a "cancellation of a sealing" may be granted, but only by the First Presidency, the highest authority in the church. Civil divorce and marriage outside the temple ...
Today, the LDS Church officially acknowledges that although the Manifesto officially ended the practice of plural marriage in the church, "on an exceptional basis, some new plural marriages were performed between 1890 and 1904". [63] However, Congress still refused to seat representatives-elect who were polygamists, including B. H. Roberts. [64 ...
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Records show that Smith publicly preached and wrote against the doctrine of plural marriage; [57] however, it is also clear that Smith performed dozens of plural marriages. [3] Allegedly, "several were still pubescent girls, such as fourteen-year-old Helen Mar Kimball". [58] Kimball, Smith's 28th wife, [31] wrote of her experience in 1843–44, [3]