Mormons do you believe that Jesus was polygamist?

Question

Their is statement in the Journal of Discourses by Jedediah M Grant second counselor of Brigham Young said "Celsus was a heathen philosoper and what does he say upon the subjext of Christ and his Apostles and their belief? He says the grand reason why the Gentiles and philosopers of his of his school persecuted Jesus Christ was because he had so many wives there was elizabeth and mary and host of others that followed him. After jesus went from the stage of action, the Apostles followed the example of their master. The grand reason of burst of public sentiment in anathemas upon Christ and his disciples causing his crucifixton was evidenty based upon polygamy A belief in the doctine of of a plurality of wives caused the persecution of Jesus anf his followers. we might almost think they were mormons. Is this true?

Answer 1

Nothing in the Bible or Book of Mormon that says that He was even married, so we don't know if was married, had one wife or more than one wife. I personally hope to be able to ask Him in person. And why do so may people quote the Journal of Discourses? It isn't scripture, it is opinion.

Answer 2

Well, I will tell you my opinion. I don't think Jesus Christ was a polygamist unless He was following the Jewish custom of having a man marry his sister-in-law if the brother had died. In that case, if someone died and left their wife behind, it was entirely within the Jewish realm of marital law to allow polygamy. In my studies of 19th century polygamy, I have come to the conclusion that it doesn't matter how many speculations or justifications you read about, that it was a temporary, (with an emphasis on the word temporary) principle, and if the Civil War had never happened there would have been no need for it. In my opinion, after the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the Resurrection of all those who have lived on the earth, there will be someone for everyone and it will all be balanced out in the end. It might be a good idea to let go of old ideas and old speculations and start looking forward instead of backward. Have a happy day, and I send you a gummy bear.

Answer 3

Cookie- Your 'Civil War' theory is flawed. Joseph Smith began practicing polygamy in late 1839, nearly 25 years before the Civil War began, and announced that other people could do it in 1844, when the Nauvoo Expositor told the rest of the Church that he had been doing it.

John Taylor is quoted in the LDS "History of the Church" as having said that if the principle of polygamy were to be abandoned by the Church, then the Church would be apostate and no longer God's "True Church", for it would have gone against His commandments. When polygamy was announced and practiced, no one ever said it would be temporary. Everyone thought it was permanent. This is evidenced by the fact that when it was abandoned, many people left the Church and several splinter groups were formed that claimed that Wilford Woodruff and those after him were not called of God because they refuted his principles.

Radictis- The LDS prophets' and apostles' words are seen to be "scripture" (don't deny this, you know as well as I do) AS LONG AS they speak in the name of the Lord. This discourse by JM Grant was an official Church talk given at conference, at the end of which he stated "In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen". You could pull up a talk by Pr. Faust on the LDS site, and these two talks would have EXACTLY the same value.

You're also forgetting that Brigham Young claimed the same thing, except that he said that when "Jesus' Train" followed him in the NT, it couldn't have been "anyone but his wives and children". Young also taught that 3 wives were required for a man to enter into the highest level of glory.

Daisy/Shorty- Although the LDS Church's position now is that "we don't know for sure, history isn't explicit enough", the Church's position during its first 60 years was "polygamy as a principle of salvation has been restored by Joseph Smith so that we can live and practice Christianity the same way Christ and His apostles did". This is evident in more than one talk by more than one prophet and several apostles.

So to answer the question at hand, no, most mormons as individuals don't necessarily believe that Jesus was polygamist, but unbeknownst to them, the Church has held the position that Jesus had at least 3 wives. This position was taught by many early prophets and apostles.

Answer 4

It might be true that this was Pres. Grant's theory. But, we don't know if Christ was married to one wife, let alone 10 or so.

I read something from an LDS apologist saying that Jesus did things He didn't have to do (like baptism) because He needed to sanctify them. Therefore, for Him to sanctify marriage and "the marriage bed", He married and had at least one child. Since we know literally nothing about His life between the ages of 12 and 30, and since this was the time when young Jewish men married and had a family, and since He would have done everything that everyone else did (re: following Jewish customs and traditions, and the Law), then it is very possible that He did get married. And those who think He was logically point to Mary, sister of Lazarus and Martha, and/or Mary Magdalene (who they also speculate were the same woman).

Then again, maybe He never married.

The world may never know.

Answer 5

it rather is not church doctrine, that Jesus replaced into married, by way of any stretch of the mind's eye, yet some individuals have made speculations. The Jews did not provide up polygamy until eventually 1100 advert, so Jesus replaced right into a polygamist, however if he replaced into married or not. He grew up in a polygamist society. The Bible does not point out however if Jesus replaced into married, inspite of the undeniable fact that it does point out him being noted as Rabbi - a place that traditionally demands marraige. Marriage replaced into considered to be an considerable commandment of God by way of the Jews; if Jesus hadn't have been married he might have spent considerable time justifying his breach of the regulation, yet not one notice is recorded of this sort of rationalization. there is greater effective than a sprint info that Jesus replaced into in certainty married. it is likewise curious that Jesus's mom went to him while the wine on the marriage ran low; this replaced into the duty of the bridegroom. replaced into Jesus the bridegroom? Then we've the story of Mary and Martha; Jesus is in a kinfolk placing with 2 women and no chaparones. this does not sound Jewish in any respect. This sounds like some thing a pagan might do. except he replaced into in certainty married to the two Mary and Martha. it rather is all hypothesis, yet there is solid reasoning in the back of all of it. there is not any info, so some distance as i know, and no hypothesis between Mormons that Jesus had little ones. It replaced into the Romans who stumbled on polygamy extraordinarily offensive, and who persecuted the Jews and the Christians for the prepare. while the Christian church grew to grow to be the defacto faith of Rome 1000's of years later, polygamy replaced into not tolerated. The Romans nevertheless stumbled on it offensive.

Answer 6

Mormons do not practice polygamy anymore, the only ones who do are splinter groups who broke off from the church. I myself am not a Mormon but my parents are, they joined the church when I was a tennager, and I can assure you neither they nor any of their friends are polygamists. In fact I don't think I've even ever met anyone that was a polygamist.

Answer 7

I'm LDS, and nope that's not in our doctrine.

We don't even claim to know for certain whether he was married to one woman EVER or not. (some consider it a possibility because of Hebrew culture at the time, but no one says they know for sure one way or the other).

Answer 8

You wont get a Mormon to confess to polygamy. They had a relation about the same time the United States made it illegal to have more than one wife!!!

Answer 9

no, instead, let's pretend like our cult is realistic and reasonable -- and let's celebrate, by drinking blood and eating flesh.

and hey! lets' do it in front of our kids, and THEN, as if THAT isn't enough, let's encourage the kids to participate.

and THEN, let's say it's all normal, and call everyone ELSE a cult. and let's sit around and make fun of mormons, and say THEY are the weird ones.

Answer 10

I am a Latter-day Saint and I do not believe Jesus was a polygamist.