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  2. Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement

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    Many of his actions were in direct violation of 2003 House Bill 307 outlining child bigamy laws. He was arrested on multiple counts of being an accomplice to rape and forcing a 14 year old girl to marry her 19 year old cousin. The girl testified in court against Jeffs and in 2007, and he was sentenced to two terms of five years to life in ...

  3. Marriage in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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    Members of the LDS Church are encouraged to prepare to be celestially married in a temple. [18] It is believed, therefore, that all humans are spirit children of "heavenly parents" [1] who as mortals were celestially married and went on to become exalted. This married couple is known to Latter-day Saints as God the Father and Heavenly Mother.

  4. Mormonism and polygamy - Wikipedia

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    In Nauvoo, Illinois, Smith introduced ecclesiastical leaders to the practice of polygamy, and he married several plural wives. [16] On July 12, 1843, Smith dictated and had recorded what he said was a revelation from God describing the theology and purpose of polygamy, relating it to biblical portrayals of polygamous marriage by Old Testament ...

  5. Sealing (Mormonism) - Wikipedia

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    Since attendance at a temple sealing is restricted, a couple will be married locally by a person who is duly authorized to perform marriages. This person will usually be a registrar of marriages. The marriage can be performed at the local registrar's office, or in some cases at an LDS meetinghouse.

  6. Warren Jeffs' daughter speaks out for the first time about ...

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    Warren Jeffs is the self-described "prophet" of the FLDS Church, a Mormon fundamentalist cult that has been disavowed by mainstream Mormons. He was convicted in 2011 of child sexual assault and is ...

  7. Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy - Wikipedia

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    Historians generally conclude that Smith did have multiple wives, but as Compton has written, little is known of these marriages after the sealing ceremony. Allegations that Smith had at least one child born to a plural wife remain unproven. Helen Mar Kimball's testimony and some scholars suggest that many of these marriages were not consummated.

  8. Yes, a couple on 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' is ... - AOL

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    As "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" season one aired, ... Zac and Jen met when she was 18 and they got married a year later. ... Jen and Zac had their first child, Nora Affleck, in November 2021 ...

  9. Polygamy - Wikipedia

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    Polygamy was made illegal in the state of Illinois [111] during the 1839–44 Nauvoo era when several top Mormon leaders, including Smith, [112] [113] Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball took multiple wives. Mormon elders who publicly taught that all men were commanded to enter plural marriage were subject to harsh discipline. [114]