A Brief History of Mormon Polygamy
When many people hear about Mormonism, their first thought is polygamy. The mainstream LDS church continues to try to downplay their polygamist roots. But polygamy in LDS offshoots keeps cropping up in the news. How did polygamy get started? Why did they do it? When did it end? Are Mormons polygamists today?
Joseph Smith and the Origins of Polygamy
Some of early LDS scripture is in response to questions asked JS
One such question: why many OT leaders had more than one wife (as early as 1831)
Smith was interested in restoring ancient biblical religion
But without context or hermeneutical…
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