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Oh but it didn't cease in 1890. Partly beacause they thought Christ would return in around 1891 - even an apostle was later excommunicated for still practising polygamy. Many polygamous marriages were still entered into by the church leadership.
by Richard the Anonymous on December 19th, 2009
Joseph Smith never taught or practised Polygamy, he fought against it all of his live. Jacob Cochran was the 1st religous leader who practised Polygamy. Many early converts to Mormonism were from his sect. Nowhere was it written from the pen of Joseph while he was alive that he recieved insruction from God or angel of God to practise Polygamy. Dr. John C. Bennett who was associated with the Prophet taught secretely Spiritual Wifery indicating that Joseph taught him that doctrine. Bennett used this primaily to seduce and have engage in sexual activity with many unsuspecting women. Bennett was eventaully excommunicated from the Church. Brigham and several of the other Apostle's were practicing Polygamy. Joseph condemend this practise and recevied revelation D&C 63:13-15 condeming it. D&C 132 was not placed into the D&C until 1876, at which time the original marriage covenant located in sec 101 (1835 edition) and sec 104 (in latter editions until 1876). a portion of this original reads as: In as much as the Church of Christ has been repoached with the crime of fornication and polygamy we delcare that we believe that one man should have one wife and that one woman should have but one husband except in the case of death when either is at liberty to marry again.
Unfortunately what is being taught in the LDS Church today is not what is taught in the Original Restored Church of April 6, 1830. which followed the teachings of Holy Bible, Book Of Mormon, and Doctine and Covenants 1844 edition.
by willard.cook on November 3rd, 2011