From 1852 until 1890, the LDS Church openly authorized polygamous marriages (an LDS term for polygamy) between one man and multiple wives, though polygamous families continued cohabitating into the 1950s. The LDS Church now embraces monogamy and the nuclear family.
May 11, 2024
5 days ago · I don't have first hand experience, but from what I understand, polygamists will typically only officially marry their first wife in the eyes of the state. All ...
May 10, 2024 · So in short, missionaries are not permitted to date while serving their missions; they are encouraged, however, to date and marry after they return home. If ...
May 11, 2024 · After leaving the church and the state of Utah with her husband Jackson, now 31, to whom she had been married to for a year and who was also Mormon, Alyssa set ...
3 days ago · TikTok video from Mormon Stories Podcast (@mormonstoriespodcast). 16.1K · Mitt Romney was married in 1969 in a civil ceremony. The next ...
6 days ago · The official record of your marriage comes from the government of the place where you were married. The certificate the temple gives you concerning your sealing ...
May 20, 2024 · Marriage edit. See also: Marriage in the LDS Church and Celestial marriage. LDS Church leaders have taught on many occasions that a woman should obey her ...