Orson Pratt (LDS apostle) stated: "the great Messiah who was the founder of the Christian religion, was a polygamist...marrying many honorable wives himself…God the Father had a plurality of wives…the Son followed the example of his Father…both God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ inherit their wives in eternity as well as in time" (The Seer, p.172, 1853).
2007-07-29 16:59:33 · 20 answers · asked by shadowboxer78 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That was invented after Smith came up with the Book of Mormon, which contains no intimation of such -- or indeed, approval of any sort of polygamy at all. (Which is a bit odd, since Smith lifted the skirts of virtually every female in Nauvoo -- indeed, that's why he got lynched.)
2007-07-29 17:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋
This is not LDS doctrine, nor is it contained or backed up by scripture. The church does not even sell the book!
Those were Orson Pratt's personal beliefs and were never the teachings of the church. See the apostle Paul's (Saul of Tarsus) and Peter's non-canoninical writings for statements that also were not treated as doctrine and never taught or canonized because they were considered doctrinally unsound.
2007-07-30 00:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by Sir Network 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wow, this is news to me!
The reason I say that is because of this:
Even the Book of Mormon talks about polygamy being wrong Jacob 2:24 'Behold David and Solomon had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the lord."
Did I quote it incorrectly?
2007-07-30 01:40:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Mormons have no doctrine on this issue. This was a personal opinion of one apostle. There is no scripture that mentions this. We do not claim he was married at all. Our understanding of His nature would not change if he was.
Why don't you ask this question, since every nun is a bride of Christ, was this based on a lost historical event?
2007-07-31 10:46:50 · answer #4 · answered by Isolde 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I did. I don't know why this surprises people. The notion that Christ may well have had wives shouldn't be a huge shock to people. Getting married isn't a sin, and if Christ came to redeem humanity in its completion, he probably should have experienced that life in its variety - both as single man and married man (yet, missing out on the feminine, but we'll save that for some other day). People still assume that sex, and yes, this is about sex, is a corrupting factor.
"God did that?! Oh gross."
Why the hell not?
Hail Satan,
Lazarus
2007-07-30 00:10:37 · answer #5 · answered by The Man Comes Around 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Exmormon here....I never ever believed that as a Mormon, never even heard that statement. Of course there were always a lot of things like that crawling out of the woodwork after I got baptized.
Liesel.
2007-07-30 01:11:05 · answer #6 · answered by Liesel 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Religions made by "man" can claim anything they wish, but whether it is true or not, is a different story, Mormon theology, being along the same path of imagination as the rest. Goes to show how well believers READ and COMPREHEND the truths stated by Jesus himself. Unlike the Mormons, the holy in heaven do not lust after the flesh nor dwell in their libidos as their teachings "teach." When God told people to go ye forth and multiply, Mormons got immersed in what was written and had no time to read the rest of what he said..........I should know, I "dumped" my first wife who was a Mormon for being UNFAITHFUL...........
2007-07-30 00:10:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
First I've heard of it. Need to read up on this religion just for the sake of knowledge.
2007-07-30 00:03:17 · answer #8 · answered by Soul Shaper 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Heresy!
2007-07-30 00:04:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because they don't.
Simple, but correct. Sorry.
God bless.
2007-07-31 14:41:00 · answer #10 · answered by straightup 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋