The reason I would like to know is because I believe that in Islam you get a hundred virgins upon death and I was wondering if the Mormons have surpassed that record. Below you will find a link with some of the statistics.
The first seven presidents of the Latter Day Saints committed bigamy. These Mormon men had several wives and the sixth cousin of the founder who was the second President of the Church and who happens to have a Mormon college named for him in Utah had 51 wives to himself. He allegedly had relations with the wives of his cousin and founding President, Joseph Smith.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Church_%28Latter_Day_Saints%29
2007-07-13 08:02:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1 - Since the 1890's.
2007-07-13 08:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by Luv&Rockets 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how many a man COULD have. I know he could NOT have more than he could afford, more than his first wife could put up with, or more than the prophet would allow him, which means 97% of the men in the church had only ONE wife.
This stuff about having so many virgins is a lot of horse piles, that's the Moslems, not us.
Brigham Young had about 20 or so wives, not 50+. He did have 57 children. And while he did marry some of the wives of Joseph Smith (to whom he was not related), it was platonic marriage.
2007-07-15 13:16:21 · answer #2 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mormons don't practice polygamy anymore, and it was only practiced for a short time back in the 1800's, and now it's banned from the LDS church. You have no idea what you are talking about. How about trying to get your information at www.lds.org or www.mormon.org about Mormons so that you know you have things right.
2007-07-20 15:00:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just another Mormon hater.
Mormons practiced polygamy outside of what was then the USA. They didn't break any laws. It was renounced over 100 years ago, and then Utah became part of the USA.
They practiced polygamy in the old testament as well. What does that say of Christianity???
2007-07-14 15:32:51 · answer #4 · answered by Ender 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Actually the LDS church doesn't allow (recognize) Mormons who have more than 1 wife. That use to happen many many years ago, time has changed..
2007-07-13 08:07:04 · answer #5 · answered by marlene k 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
your info is way off .. but let is focus on one thing .. islam allows for 4 wives under certain conditions... OK fine... you tell me what is better.. 4 wives or X prostitutes and girlfriends who you dont even get married to...
you tell me.. which one degrades women more..
2007-07-13 08:16:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the day, it was 99. That was the limit.
In Islam though, isn't it 72 virgins?
2007-07-13 08:14:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was called polygamy, and we don't practice it anymore, so the answer to your question is 1! ;)
Anyone found to practice polygamy now is excommunicated.
2007-07-16 12:45:01 · answer #8 · answered by odd duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Name a number and I will add one more! How about the other way around? Let's not discriminate! (And women are more robust in that field anyway)
2007-07-20 03:01:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What you "believe" about Islam is incorrect. Where did you get that from?? I wouldn't be surprised if you made it up or heard it on the news.
2007-07-13 08:06:08 · answer #10 · answered by Omer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋