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Plural marriage in the Book of Mormon
Does the Book of Mormon condemn the practice of polygamy?
Important introductory material on plural marriage available here
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The Smoot hearings
Jerald and Sandra Tanner quote Vol. 1, p. 480 of the Smoot hearings for this claim. They ignore the exchange on the very next page in which President Joseph F. Smith responds to this claim in the Senate, with the senate making the same error made by the Tanners and other critics (see image at right.)
Gospel Topics (lds.org), "Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah"
Gospel Topics (lds.org), (2013)The Bible and the Book of Mormon teach that the marriage of one man to one woman is God’s standard, except at specific periods when He has declared otherwise.
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Detailed Analysis
The Smoot hearings
Jerald and Sandra Tanner quote Vol. 1, p. 480 of the Smoot hearings for this claim. They ignore the exchange on the very next page in which President Joseph F. Smith responds to this claim in the Senate, with the senate making the same error made by the Tanners and other critics (see image at right.)
Gospel Topics (lds.org), "Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah"
Gospel Topics (lds.org), (2013)The Bible and the Book of Mormon teach that the marriage of one man to one woman is God’s standard, except at specific periods when He has declared otherwise.
Click here to view the complete article
Detailed Analysis
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