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The Mormon Church claims polygamy was stopped in 1890. [1]
The Mormon temples are considered the most sacred of spaces on Earth. [2]
Church founder, Joseph Smith, said he received a revelation from God, which is still canonized Mormon scripture as Doctrine and Covenants Section 132. [3]
Oh, and I hate the Mormon religion and its lies, and the Muslim religion and its crazy ideas. [...] The ladies on HBO’s polygamist drama “Big Love”…… and female members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Yearning for Zion Ranch. [4]
This is a quick guide to archived discussions from Recovery from Mormonism related to polygamy and the wives of Joseph Smith. [1]
It is a significant breach of Mormon law to discuss details of the temple ceremonies outside of the “Celestial Room” within the temple, and the church defends the secrecy of these details passionately, claiming that they need to be confined within the temple due to their highly sacred nature. [2]
The mainstream Mormon Church officially ended the practice of polygamy in 1890. [3]
Even in countries where polygamy is legal, LDS church members MAY NOT be in polygamous relationships, that is not the case for pretty much any other namebrand christian religion which do allow for polygamous unions without question. [...] TO the person commenting on temple marriage and tithing removing a daughter’s right to marry in the temple: What a pile of you know what!! [4]
In the upper bedroom, the guide plays a tape of a dramatization of the mob killing of Joseph. [...] One of the Henrickson boys asks his dad how many widows Joseph left, and Bill says he had 32 wives at the time. [...] Bill is having a crisis of faith and praying, and we see the angel Moroni (from the play) arise above his head. [5]
In 1894, President Wilford Woodruff said that Brigham Young declared to him that since Solomon was chastised for having 1000 wives and concubines, it was felt that Latter-day Saints should not exceed 999. [3]
In November, the US (and California in particular) witnessed the ability of the LDS Church to politically mobilize, to devastating results. [2]
Sources:
[1] Mormon Polygamy - Big Love and Warren Jeffs
[2] HBO set to air Mormon Temple Ceremony | UW’s Secular Student Union
[3] HBO Big Love Polygamy Overview
[4] “Big Love” Keeps it Real? - TMZ.com
[5] Big Love 3.6 ” By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog