Mormon Polygamy: Oxymoron
Personal Response by Karen R. Trifiletti
Mormons & Texas Polygamy: No Connection
Mormons, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have nothing to do with the Texas polygamy sect, or FLDS recently covered in the national and international press. We wish to convey compellingly that those who practice polygamy today are not Mormons. They are fundamentalists or members of other religious groups who defy the teachings of the Savior in our day, and who are in no way affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ (sometimes errantly called by the media the Mormon Church). This is true of the FLDS Texas polygamy sect and of all other splinter groups that have formed in the West and in various parts of the world.
As Mike Otterson of LDS Public Affairs has stated, we have made this distinction clear in the past and we reiterate to the press and to all those who are desirous to know the facts, and the reality of the doctrines and practices of all identifiable Mormons worldwide.
Mormon Beliefs: Monogamous Marriage, No Polygamy in Our Day
Mr. Otterson makes this additional request in terms of how the public and the press use the terms “Mormon” and “polygamy”: “We ask the press and public, therefore, to dissociate the terms “Mormon” and “polygamist” and “Mormon” and “fundamentalist” when referring to anyone who practices polygamy in our day. It is a violation of both our creed and our civil law.” Mormon polygamy does not exist today.
Again, this simply means, then, that the phrase “Mormon polygamy” is an oxymoron in our day. Polygamy is denounced as present practice. “Mormon polygamy” existed during the time that it served the Lord’s purposes. Mormons are governed by God’s laws. There was a time o heavy persecution in the Church, and women were left with fatherless families and hardly enough to subsist. The Lord instituted polygamy (known by some as Mormon polygamy--actually God’s revelation to His Church members for circumstances relevant to their day) for a season and withdrew its practice.
Mormon Beliefs: Monogamous Marriage; Temple Weddings
The teachings of the Savior for our day include monogamous marriage between a man and a woman. There is no Mormon polygamy secret rites or hidden rituals..We also oppose same sex marriages while we extend a hand of fellowship to those wishing to overcome same gender attraction.
Additional Resources on Mormon Polygamy:
Mormons not practicing polygamy in our day, and the history of Mormon polygamy
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