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The church will no longer perform a celestial marriage on a couple unless they are first (or simultaneously) legally married. A celestial marriage is not annulled by a civil divorce: a "cancellation of a sealing" may be granted, but only by the First Presidency, the highest authority in the church. Civil divorce and marriage outside the temple ...
Celestial marriage (also called the New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage, Eternal Marriage, Temple Marriage) is a doctrine that marriage can last forever in heaven. This is a unique teaching of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and branches of Mormon fundamentalism .
The marriage can be performed at the local registrar's office, or in some cases at an LDS meetinghouse. Some bishops or branch presidents have been officially given the title of a deputy registrar, and as such are legally able to perform a civil ceremony in the meetinghouse.
However, LDS leaders even in the late 20th century, such Joseph Fielding Smith have acknowledged the belief in polygamy in the afterlife, in the case of a widower becoming sealed in eternal marriage to a second wife after the death of the first wife. In such a case, a man can be married to two or more women in the celestial kingdom. [10]
Following Hyrum, Joseph Smith said [104] "they make a criminality for a man to have a wife on earth while he has one in heaven" and that "the Revelation was given in view of eternity": [101] [104] 'He received for answer, men in this life must marry in view of eternity, otherwise they must remain as angels, or be single in heaven, which was the ...
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt welcomed her third baby with husband Connor Leavitt following the reality show’s premiere. Whitney and Connor welcomed son Billy Gene ...
Heather Locklear is taking on a new persona.. In PEOPLE's exclusive first look at Lifetime's upcoming film, Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story, the Melrose Place alum, 63, turns life ...
Polygamy has played an important part in Mormon history and multiple Mormon denominations have teachings on the existence of Heavenly Parents meaning a polygamous Heavenly Father married to multiple Heavenly Mothers. [19] [20] Brigham Young taught that God the Father was polygamous, although teachings on multiple Heavenly Mothers were never as ...