2007-01-09 03:35:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
some do ,but its not officially recognized - unless one is part of that off shoot who recently had their leader arrested
2007-01-09 04:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by WhatIf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The practice was stopped on or about April 1893. The prophet at the time was Willford Woodruff. From that time forward when a member fo the Church takes more then one wife they have been excommunicated from the church. So no members in good standing with the Church practice polygamy today.
Below is a link the the official web site of the LDS Church (Mormons) to research any question about the Church.
I am a member of the Church, and know this is a correct short answer for the question.
I am adding to my answer, as I see a lot of confusion on this subject.
I live in Utah, I have one wife and 12 children, (8 are adopted) I have a temple recommend, I hold the priesthood office of High Priest and have taught church doctrine in Sunday school for several years. I have even been councilor to a Bishop in the past. I could go on and on.
The answer is no! No one in good standing with the Church today practices polygamy. They are excommunicated, not even allowed to pay tithing if or when it is known they have more then one wife. Just for the record even a non member can pay tithing, just not someone who has been excommunicated.
2007-01-09 11:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by B Jones 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Not the main mormons. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints makes up over 90% of mormons. They stopped polygamy to become a US state.
only small splinter groups still do.
2007-01-09 11:39:42 · answer #3 · answered by KelticPete 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am also LDS, and B Jones got it exactly right. As others have stated there are some random splinter groups that still claim to be Mormon that practice it - But they are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints because they would have been excommunicated.
Unfortunately, people (especially news reporters) confuse these fringe groups with the main LDS church and that leads to all sorts of misunderstandings.
2007-01-09 11:59:52 · answer #4 · answered by daisyk 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They did away with that over 100 years ago. I believe some groups broke off and they practice it, but they are in no way affiliated with the real mormon church.
2007-01-09 11:41:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
There are some sects that broke off from the church years ago who practice it, but the main Mormon/LDS church does not practice it.
2007-01-09 12:00:03 · answer #6 · answered by Melissa 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They should practice it since it's in the D&C. But because they are a cult and can change their doctrine for their conveiniance so they could become a state, they changed.
Polygamy was to be practiced till "the second coming" of Christ.
No elder or head of the LDS can change what is in the D&C and can not "ADD" a new revealation that changes what has been given.
I am God and I do not change. Either God isn't God or the LDS is a cult.
Your damned to hell if you don't practice it ! READ section 132!
gee, I guess if it is wrong and Joey smith practiced it, he was a false prophet. Which of course he was.
2007-01-09 11:47:05 · answer #7 · answered by ἡ ἐκλογὴ 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Not officially. Of course, there are some who still practice it without the outward consent of the LDS Church.
2007-01-09 11:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by B SIDE 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Mormon Church condemns it, but there are still isolated sects that do practice it.
2007-01-09 11:39:29 · answer #9 · answered by A 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The LDS church frobids it. The FLDS church practices it. FLDS=fundy mormons....a small minority
2007-01-09 11:40:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋