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Polygamy

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Sixth LDS Church president Joseph F. Smith with his wives and children.

Sixth LDS Church president Joseph F. Smith with his wives and children.
Biblical Prophets and the Polygamy of the Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith
Biblical Prophets and the Polygamy of the Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith

Biblical prophets did not take many wives in God’s name and lie about it; Joseph Smith did.
Joseph Smith Statements Denying Polygamy
Joseph Smith Statements Denying Polygamy

WWCB series (Why We Can't Believe)

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LDS Church Addresses Joseph Smith's Polygamy
LDS Church Addresses Joseph Smith's Polygamy

An overview of the subject in light of the LDS Church's statement that appeared on its official website in October 2014.
Joseph Smith and Fanny Alger
Joseph Smith and Fanny Alger

Was Fanny Alger the first plural wife of Joseph Smith, or a case of simple adultery?
Joseph Smith’s Teenage Plural Wives
Joseph Smith’s Teenage Plural Wives

How should we view Joseph taking about ten teenage girls, including two who were only 14 years old, as wives?
Joseph Smith’s Polyandrous Plural Marriages
Joseph Smith’s Polyandrous Plural Marriages

A dozen or more of Joseph's plural wives were legally married to other men at the time. The evidence shows that he had sexual relations with at least some of these married women and even had at least one child by such a union.
Abraham, Hagar, and Joseph Smith’s Polygamy
Abraham, Hagar, and Joseph Smith’s Polygamy
The Polygamy of David and Solomon
The Polygamy of David and Solomon

David and Solomon did indeed have many wives. However, the Old Testament makes it clear that in having many wives they were disobeying God.

More Resources on Polygamy

Chart of Joseph Smith's Plural Wives
Chart of Joseph Smith's Plural Wives

Lists the names, ages and marital status of young girls and women when taken by Joseph as a plural wives. Includes historical and biographical notes.
Warren Jeffs & Joseph Smith – Polygamy Parallels
Warren Jeffs & Joseph Smith – Polygamy Parallels

Details several telling parallels between Warren Jeffs, a notorious modern polygamist, and Joseph Smith.
Polygamy: Where Does It Say That?
Polygamy: Where Does It Say That?

Photo-documentation on the history of LDS polygamy.
Out of Polygamist Mormonism
Out of Polygamist Mormonism

One man’s testimony of coming out of a polygamous Mormon sect.
A Closer Look at Eternal Marriage
A Closer Look at Eternal Marriage

Examines the LDS doctrine of eternal or celestial marriage and shows that its real origin is as justification for Joseph Smith’s polygamy.
Why Are We Still Talking about Polygamy?
Why Are We Still Talking about Polygamy?

Seven reasons why Mormon polygamy, though no longer practiced in the LDS Church, still raises relevant critical issues about its claim to be the only true church.