Joseph Walker, Recent Events Highlight Confusion of Polygamy, Deseret News, August 6, 2011, accessed August 7, 2011, https://www.deseret.com/2011/8/6/20208124/recent-events-highlight-confusion-of-polygamy. Divorce disqualifies a Priesthood holder from even being a Bishop, let alone a General Authority. Unlike Warren Jeffs and a small minority of polygamists, most Fundamentalist Mormons are quiet, law-abiding (other than practicing polygamy) people of good report who generally blend in with the rest of society and who have no desire to attract attention to themselves or their religious practices. Nevertheless, with reactivation success, there will always be a need to teach adult members about the Churchs polygamous past. An acquaintance of mine, married in the temple 25 years ago, four children and an active member in the LDS church was recently divorced for having an Elder Baxter says his mother was "happy, content, and fulfilled until overtaken by mortality" during her marriage for nearly 25 years until she passed away. : Latter-day Saint Ambivalence over Its Polygamous Past, in The Persistence of Polygamy, 88, and Lesson 31: Sealed . Church leaders were instructed to read the letter in LDS sacrament meetings. By the 1950s Mormons had become thoroughly Americanized and tended to display a split opinion about polygamy. WebBecause of the beliefs that (1) celestial marriage is required for exaltation, and (2) that Jesus is exalted, some leaders of the LDS Church have hypothesized that Jesus must have been married, possibly to Mary Magdalene, Mary, sister And they forgive.2. For the very first time, I am seeing outright no in response to will there be celestial polygamy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints permits divorce, but the Church's focus on happy, sound, and even eternal families elevates marriage to a sacred covenant not to be lightly dissolved. Of divorce, LDS Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley said, There is now and again a legitimate cause for divorce. Divorce can be an ugly, painful experience that leaves all involved angry, confused, and embarrassed. . Most of them have never been members. WebRulon Jeffs was a leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. There were also several who identified themselves as fundamentalist Mormons of former LDS membership. The book discusses women and divorce, men and divorce, children and divorce, dating again, blended families, remarriage, marriage counseling, and so on. 32. 24. They are in violation of the civil law. Converts reactions varied, and for some the concept was difficult to accept. The reasons for a divorce were many and varied. If the Lord chooses a divorced man to be bishop, that man will be bishop. "He responded lovingly but firmly each time I pestered him: 'David, I am not going to join the Church for your mother, for you, or for anyone else. On one hand, they were immensely proud of the sacrifices made by their pioneer ancestors, but as modern Americans and the very model of American family values, they were also uncomfortable with their heritage of socio-sexual experimentation. Not all members of the Church have been members since their childhood, and too many new converts have stumbled upon the Churchs history of plural marriage and have been shocked and even angered they were not told of it before their baptism. Polygamy in the Spotlight, e-mail correspondence, July 14, 2011. Joseph Smiths marriages to teenagers have increasingly become a stumbling block to faithful members. Interpreter Foundation is not owned, controlled by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The historical record, however, clearly demonstrates that Church leaders intended at least a few plural marriages to continue without the Churchs public sanction and encouragement.2 This contributed to the difficulties of the next few decades. Clement is the only Father who reports that Paul was married; many of them expressly deny it; e.g. The important thing to remember is that Heavenly Father loves all of you and wants the best for you, both now and in eternity. What can Latter-day Saints do to be more supportive of divorced members? . But heres a fact you need to know: children can be sealed to only two parents. Church Policies and Guidelines For example, take my sons to general priesthood meeting., Ask if anything [is] needed. Relationships are really difficult. Children are most likely to adjust successfully to parental divorce when their mother and father are willing to put the happiness and stability of children ahead of their own hurt feelings. An outspoken skeptic of the plurality of wives as an eternal principle is former BYU professor Valerie Hudson. In my experience as a counselor, I found that, although much of what men and women experience in divorce is the same, there are some differences: While still married, men are more likely to minimize the seriousness of marital problems. but we called it celestial marriage (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2008); and Richard S. Van Wagoner, Mormon Polygamy: A History (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1986). 63. 37. Nevertheless, more should be done since the obvious discomfort and embarrassment of Church representatives is not only fodder for anti-Mormons but also sets a poor example for their fellow members, many of whom are struggling with their own ambivalence about plural marriage. One faithful Latter-day Saint wrote of his in-laws learning of Joseph Smiths polyandry, My [Page 63]mother-in-laws eyes bulged out.44 One woman who found out about Smiths polyandrous marriages, combined with other issues regarding Joseph Smith and Mormonism, declared she was done, done and DONE!! When Jesus Christ came to earth, He organized His church. The percentage with very unfavorable feelings toward plural marriage was the highest among the possible unfavorable, including possible unfavorable feelings toward the LDS Church. Bill Redeker, Beer Maker Finds Polygamy Ads Sell, Good Morning America, February 8, 2011, accessed February 10, 2011, http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=126371&page=1. But for me, the most important revelation in this long ignored manuscript has to do with a foiled plot on Jesus and Mary the Magdalene's lives, about 13 years before the crucifixion. . It should be noted that while most of the sanctioned post-Manifesto plural marriages were performed outside of the United States, some were performed within U.S. borders.
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