Are Mormon's allowed multiple wives?

Answer 1

No. The Lord's standard is one man and one woman. Now in the 19th century there was a time roughly between 1835 and 1890 when the principle of plural marriage (really, polygyny) was practiced by a fraction (maybe 3 to 6%) of the Church. It is my opinion that this was due to the Civil War, which was responsible for the loss of over 600,000 men. Joseph Smith actually received a revelation about the Civil War before it even happened. It is my opinion that plural marriage is always a temporary principle, and whatever Brigham Young said on the subject applied only to that period of time. If the men who were killed in the Civil War had lived, it stands to reason that a certain number of them may have married women who had already joined the Church. In fact, while I was doing research to write a historic play, I found evidence that at least 1-2 women decided that they didn't want to be involved in polygamy anymore and ended up marrying soldiers who came through Utah later on. The practice of polygamy was officially ended by revelation and a proclamation on the subject by President Wilford Woodruff, and anyone who preaches or practices polygamy in this day and age is subject to strict discipline and excommunication. There are break-off groups who claim to be Mormon but are not willing to live in accordance with the principle of continuing revelation. Most of those groups live in southern Utah or over the border in Arizona, as well as other places. They are absolutely not considered members of the official Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in spite of other wars going on around the world, it is my opinion that they do not have divine sanction to do what they are doing. It is my opinion that during the Millennium when Jesus Christ reigns, and the resurrection of the dead occurs, that we will have to work on sorting out all of the family connections. Again, true Mormons are not allowed multiple wives, and the only reason that existed in the 19th century was due to the shortage of men, with a need to help build up the membership of the Church quickly with leadership capabilities. Hope this answers your question.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, mormons usually wait for their pastors/leaders
to tell them what they are allowed, and not allowed to do.
This is the case with a great many "protestant" groups and
other fringe cults like the watchtower "witnesses" people.

One report I read said that Utah had banned polygamy. Mormon
leaders usually have multiple wives in secret when they can
have them. They allow or forbid other Mormon men to do it
when it suits them-like any cult leader would.

I don't believe the mormon books. They are not the old testament
and mormon is not the new testament.

The new testament states that an elder must be the husband of
only one wife.
Another passage of the new testament says that a bishop must
be the husband of one wife.

Some take the "one flesh" statement, and monogamy ala
Adam and Eve as a prohibition of polygamy.
The only problem with that: That's not what it says.

There are passages of the old testament that discourage the
custom. Several passages indicate that polygamous
marriages had more strife and trouble than did the monogamous
ones of Isaac/Rebekah, Joseph/Asenath, Joseph/Mary, Jesus' mother, Aquila/Priscilla.
Religious leaders are only allowed one wife in the new testament. That is the only thing I'm actually sure of.
For other men, I'm still not sure.
I'm sure that men are only about as faithful as their options.

Answer 3

First off, you're right. Men set up the rules for Mormonism. I am not a Mormon, but I've done some extensive research on that cult and I'm somewhat more knowledgeable on the subject than the average bear. But...they are NOT allowed multiple wives. This doctrine was abandoned by the Mormons officially in order for Utah to become a state in 1890 (more than 110 years ago!). There are people who profess to be associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who practice plural marriage, but the LDS church does NOT recognize them as part of their group. It's just like saying that because Fred Phelps claims to be a Christian, that all Christians believe the way he does. Fred Phelps does not speak for me and those people practicing plural marriage do not speak for the LDS church. But...all that aside, the LDS (Mormons) have some VERY strange beliefs rooted in the occult. There is a very good book out there called "Secret Ceremonies" which describe in detail some of the more bizzare things that are done to elevate men and degrade women in the Mormon cult. The Mormons do an EXCELLENT job of proclaiming their message. They know how to reach people who will be receptive to their message, and they know how to present their message to make themselves sound mainstream, even though they are a radical cult. If Christianity would take some of its cues from the way Mormonism can evangelize, there might be more Christians in the world today. As it is, the Mormon cult is the fastest growing religious group IN THE WORLD to date.

Answer 4

I am not an LDS (Mormon) member so feel free to correct me if I am wrong. The modern LDS church does not allow multiple wives... if any one does practice this in the church they can and will be excommunicated. In the FLDS church (a very small sect), they demand multiple marriages, similar but not quite the same as the traditional Mormon church did in its past.

Answer 5

Not any more. They did so for years until 1890, when faced with threats from the United States government to seize Mormon temples. In that year, the fourth president of the Church, Wilford Woodruff, issued a manifesto (called the "Great Accommodation") on Sept. 24, 1890. It seems that he received a revelation from God releasing them from the practice of polygamy just in the nick of time.

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Answer 6

Allowed? According to the Mormon "prophet" - it's a requirement!!! Brigham Young took it even further:

"Now if any of you will deny the plurality of wives and continue to do so, I promise that you will be damned..." Reported in the Deseret News, 1855-NOV-14.
"The only men who become Gods, even the sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy...I heard the revelation on polygamy, and I believed it with all my heart... 'Do you think that we shall ever be admitted as a State into the Union without denying the principle of polygamy?' If we are not admitted until then, we shall never be admitted." From the Journal of Discourses, Vol. 11, page 269, 1866)
"Now, where a man in this church says, 'I don't want but one wife, I will live my religion with one,' he will perhaps be saved in the Celestial kingdom; but when he gets there he will not find himself in possession of any wife at all. He has had a talent that he has hid up. He will come forward and say, 'Here is that which thou gavest me, I have not wasted it, and here is the one talent,' and he will not enjoy it but it will be taken and given to those who have improved the talents they received, and he will find himself without any wife, and he will remain single forever and ever." Reported in the Deseret News, 1873-SEP-17. 6

Answer 7

Mormon's were restricted by the Current teachings of the LDS Church to one wife. There were some that were grandfathered in, but I think the last couple/marriage ended like 20 years ago. Also there are some branched off sects from the LDS church that do polygamy.

Answer 8

Well, since the 1870's (somewhere around there), it's illegal. However, there is a sect that still practices it (FLDS, I believe), though they probably consist of ~1-3% of Mormons.

Answer 9

There were required to take multiple wives, the FLDS still do.

Answer 10

not real mormons - only in the after life