polygamy Archives - Women in The Church of Jesus Christ

For those who struggle with Mormon history of polygamy

by Michelle | Nov 13, 2014 | Op-Eds | 7 |

The media is all a-buzz with stories about the recent publication of essays about Joseph Smith’s practice of polygamy. Although I don’t particularly appreciate the way the media has handled this, I do recognize that...

Thoughts about Mormon history

by Michelle | Jul 23, 2013 | How We Live, What We Believe | 0 |

Photo creditEditor’s note: I wrote this post several years ago, when Mormon history issues were being discussed in traditional and social media channels quite a bit. Since the topic has been kicked up again as of...

Why don’t Mormons practice polygamy now? (LDS belief in living prophets)

by Women Seeking Christ | Jun 11, 2013 | Ask a Latter-day Saint Woman, Joseph Smith and the Restoration, Living Prophets, More About Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Plan of Salvation, What We Believe | 5 |

We recently received this question from a reader. Maddie writes: Do Mormons believe that God never changes? If so, I have a question: For a long time Mormons encouraged if not required polygamy. Why have you changed and now say...

What do Mormons think about polygamy?

by Women Seeking Christ | Jan 17, 2012 | Articles and Talks | 2 |

~by Michelle We get versions of this question quite regularly at our site, and we’ve addressed the topic of polygamy here before, but between the recent Pew Forum survey results and the fact that Warren Jeffs and the FLDS...

Sister Wives: Are They Mormon?

by Brenda | Oct 20, 2010 | How We Live | 4 |

~by Brenda We continue to get this question on our website: “Are the people on the new reality TV show “Sister Wives” Mormon?” No. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has not practiced...

“Sister Wives” Polygamy is not Mormon Reality

by Women Seeking Christ | Sep 30, 2010 | How We Live | 6 |

On a consistent basis here at Mormon Women: Who We Are, we see that people are asking questions about Mormons and polygamy. The questions come in different ways: “Can Mormons have many wives?” “Do Mormons...

Ask a Mormon Woman: What do you think about Mormon polygamy?

by Women Seeking Christ | Jan 25, 2010 | Ask a Latter-day Saint Woman | 1 |

We received this question from a reader about Mormon polygamy in our Church’s history: Hi, I’m currently doing an essay for school on religion. The Church of the Latter Day Saints is one that grabbed my attention. I was...

The Church on YouTube

by Women Seeking Christ | May 23, 2008 | Basic Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ, Church Members in the News, Video and Multimedia | 0 |

Did you know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Public Affairs department has a YouTube account? Many of the videos address basic doctrines, and some focus on current affairs. Following are some of the videos...

Ask a Mormon Woman: Solemn assemblies, why women aren’t ordained to the priesthood in the Mormon church, polygamy in our past, why ordinances are necessary

by Women Seeking Christ | Apr 30, 2008 | Ask a Latter-day Saint Woman | 0 |

If you would like to send us a question, feel free to send us an email at ‘mormonwoman’ AT ‘gmail’ DOT ‘com’ ***Please note: The answers in “Ask a Mormon Woman” and (other content on this...