Of all the Mormon doctrines, none caused as much controversy as polygamy, called plural or celestial marriage within the church. It divided prophet Joseph Smith's own household, caused a schism ...

Polygamy was dropped in the ’90’s ... Roberts, until recently head of the Eastern States Mission of the Mormon Church and one of its most able men. Roberts told the writer in talking on ...

Mormons hold fast to the belief that God has a physical presence and is married and can have children. They also believe that mankind can become gods after they die. Polygamy, or having more than ...

Residents of Pinesdale, afounded decades ago by fundamentalist Mormons, are suing for the land they say rightfully belongs to them; the breakaway church maintains it was never theirs.

They argued that only a Smith descendant could hold the keys to Mormon leadership, and they vehemently denied that the prophet had ever practiced polygamy. The sect eventually added “Reorganized ...

When a splinter group of Mormon fundamentalists founded the town of Pinesdale more than 60 years ago, the hundreds of acres ...

Only a few months after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published an illustrated explanation for children about the faith’s historic practice of polygamy, it has changed the ...

A recent meeting between Arizona State and Brigham Young was more than just another men’s basketball matchup. It was a test ...

In all the tales the object is to show the hard lot of the Mormon woman and the evil of polygamy. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...