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However, LDS leaders even in the late 20th century, such Joseph Fielding Smith have acknowledged the belief in polygamy in the afterlife, in the case of a widower becoming sealed in eternal marriage to a second wife after the death of the first wife. In such a case, a man can be married to two or more women in the celestial kingdom. [11]
As of 1998, however, women who have died may be sealed to more than one man. In 1998, the LDS Church created a new policy that a woman may also be sealed to more than one man. A woman, however, may not be sealed to more than one man while she is alive. She may only be sealed to subsequent partners after both she and her husband(s) have died. [92]
[32]: 89–90 [33]: 42–43 One exception was intermarriage with Native Americans, who Mormons believed to be Lamanites, a race descended from ancient Israelites. [34]: 64 Intermarriage with Native Americans was actually encouraged as a way to fulfill a Book of Mormon prophecy that the Lamanites would become "white and delightsome."
(Reuters) - The Mormon church has admitted that founder Joseph Smith married about 40 women including a 14-year-old and others who were already the wives of his followers, having maintained for ...
The revelation (so called) authorized certain men to have more wives than one at a time." [ 54 ] The affidavit by Austin Cowles stated, "In the latter part of the summer, 1843, the Patriarch, Hyrum Smith, did in the High Council, of which I was a member, introduce what he said was a revelation given through the Prophet [containing] the doctrine ...
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives features tons of scandalous moments, but how does it all square with the women's shared faith?. The ladies of Momtok are a combination of practicing and former ...
The term "celestial marriage" is still used in the polygamous sense by Mormon fundamentalists denominations which branched from the LDS Church. [citation needed] In the LDS Church today, both men and women may enter a celestial marriage with only one living partner at a time. [citation needed] A man may be sealed to more than one woman.
Although church members have been called “Mormons” for decades, the current vibe is to prefer the longer name. This came from a 2018 change by the group’s president and prophet, Russell M ...