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Doctrine and Covenants/Polygamy
The Doctrine and Covenants and polygamy
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- 1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy—D&C 101 (original)
- Scriptural references to plural marriage in the Doctrine and Covenants
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Scriptural references to plural marriage in the Doctrine and Covenants
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- Question: Why does Doctrine and Covenants 132 speak favorably about some Old Testament practitioners of plural marriage, while Jacob 2 is negative?
- Question: Since Joseph Smith "married" the wives of 11 other men, why were those women not "destroyed" as specified in the Doctrine and Covenants since they continued to live with their "previous" husbands?
- Question: Under what circumstances was Doctrine and Covenants Section 132 committed to writing?