According to sympathizers, Smith, Young and other prominent Church leaders were reluctant to embrace the practice of plural marriage especially given their strict Victorian morals. Some critics contend that Smith at first committed adultery with Fanny Alger, a young maid in the Smith household, and later relied on the Biblical rationale of plural marriage to legitimize his immorality. Some critics, expecting the LDS Church's formal departure from plural marriage to equate with a doctrinal renunciation, see the church's current policy ...

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Groups continuing the practice, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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According to sympathizers, Smith, Young and other prominent Church leaders were reluctant to embrace the practice of plural marriage especially given their strict Victorian morals. Some critics contend that Smith at first committed adultery with Fanny Alger, a young maid in the Smith household, and later relied on the Biblical rationale of plural marriage to legitimize his immorality. Some critics, expecting the LDS Church's formal departure from plural marriage to equate with a doctrinal renunciation, see the church's current policy ...

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Groups continuing the practice, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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Celtic Marriage

This article is not just for those interested in the traditions of Celtic Marriage, it is also a look into the complex body of law that governed the ancient Celts.

For the ancient Celts, marriage was a very different thing than what we conceive of as "marriage" today. For them, marriage or handfasting as some know it was a form of contract that had several purposes. These included the protection of property rights, the care of progeny (children), and the rights of the individuals involved in the relationships themselves.

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Celestial marriage - Sealing. Celestial marriage is an instance of the LDS doctrine of sealing. Following celestial marriage, not only are the couple sealed as husband and wife, but children born into the marriage are also sealed to that family. In cases where the husband and wife have been previously married civilly and there are already children from their union, the children accompany their parents to the temple and are sealed to their parents following the marriage ceremony. Celestial ma ...

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• Celestial marriage - Sealing
• Celestial marriage - Relationship to Plural Marriage

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A chuppah (also spelled "huppah" "huppa" or "chuppa" - plural "chuppot") is a canopy traditionally used in Jewish weddings. It consists of an embroidered cloth (often a tallit) stretched or supported over four poles, and is often carried by attendants to the location where the ceremony will take place. It is meant to symbolize the home which the couple will build together. The Jewish tradition of the marriage ceremony taking place under a canopy of sorts has been adopted in non-Jewish ceremonies as well. An arch is the attentio ...

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The Apostolic United Brethren (hereafter AUB) is a Latter-day Saint movement, best known as a Mormon Fundamentalist group (see Mormon fundamentalism) which believes in Plural marriage. The group has had a temple in Ozumba, Mexico at least by the 1990s, as well as an Endowment house in Utah since sometime in the 1980s. The title "Apostolic United Brethren" is not generally used by members, who prefer to call it: the work; the priesthood; or the group. Those outside the faith once called it the "Allred" group, because two of its leaders ...

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• Apostolic United Brethren - Membership
• Apostolic United Brethren - Organization
• Apostolic United Brethren - Meetings
• Apostolic United Brethren - Doctrines & Practices
• Apostolic United Brethren - History

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Brigham Henry Roberts (March 13, 1857–September 27, 1933) (commonly known as B. H. Roberts) was a leader, historian, and "defender of the faith" of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Although he was elected as a representative to the U.S. Congress, he was denied a seat due to his practice of plural marriage. He was also a prolific writer and published a comprehensive history of the church. Roberts was born in Warrington, a manufacturing town of Lancashire, England. He emigrated to Davis County, Utah in 1866 and was baptized the following year into The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

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• Brigham Henry Roberts - Church service
• Brigham Henry Roberts - Career as a writer
• Brigham Henry Roberts - Reference

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Wilford Woodruff (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was the fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from 1889 until his death in 1898. Woodruff was one of nine children born to Aphek Woodruff, a miller working in Farmington, Connecticut. Wilford's mother Beulah died of "spotted fever" at the age of 26, when he was just fifteen months old. Aphek later married Azulah Hart. As a young man, Woodruff worked at his father's mill. He was always known as a religious man, but was also enthusiastica ...

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• Wilford Woodruff - Church Service
• Wilford Woodruff - Actions as Church President
• Wilford Woodruff - Quotes

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Criticism of Mormonism is the criticism of the Latter Day Saint movement, especially of the largest and most prominent sect, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"). In their early years, Mormons encountered frequent conflict, which forced them to move westward, eventually settling in Utah. Even after establishing a community in Utah, criticism to plural marriage and other beliefs prompted the Utah War. Criticism of Mormonism have largely been for theological reasons. Many Christians criticize Mormon doct ...

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• Criticism of Mormonism - Historic criticism
• Criticism of Mormonism - Doctrinal criticism
• Criticism of Mormonism - Correct disagreements on doctrine
• Criticism of Mormonism - Incorrect disagreements on doctrine
• Criticism of Mormonism - Anti-Mormonism
• Criticism of Mormonism - Fabricated References
• Criticism of Mormonism - Use of Secondary Sources
• Criticism of Mormonism - Sensationalized exaggeration
• Criticism of Mormonism - Bait and Switch
• Criticism of Mormonism - Secret Teachings
• Criticism of Mormonism - Disputed extrapolation
• Criticism of Mormonism - Criticism by Former Members
• Criticism of Mormonism - Criticisms of Mormonism as contrary to Science
• Criticism of Mormonism - Apologetics
• Criticism of Mormonism - General Conference and Temple Open House Protests
• Criticism of Mormonism - Themes of anti-Mormon protestors
• Criticism of Mormonism - Organized criticism to Mormonism
• Criticism of Mormonism - Seminars to counter Mormon teachings
• Criticism of Mormonism - Intra-Utah Anti Mormonism

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In Mormonism, a sealing is an ordinance (ritual), generally performed in temples, that "seals" familial relationships, purportedly making possible the existence of family relationships throughout eternity. Sealings are typically performed as marriages or as sealing of children to parents. They were practiced for a few years prior to the death of Joseph Smith, Jr. (the main founder of the Latter Day Saint movement), and are currently performed in many Latter Day Saint denominations, such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...

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• Sealing Mormonism - Sealings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Sealing Mormonism - Recognition of sealing

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The term Kaurava is a Sanskrit term, that means the descendants of Kuru, a legendary king who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the Mahabharata. It is often written as Kauravas in English; technically this plural form is incorrect since the Sanskrit form is plural already. The singular term, for a single descendant of Kuru, is Kaura. The term is used in the Mahabharata with two meanings; 1. the wider meaning, to represent all the descendants of Kuru. This meaning, which includes the Pandava brothers, is sometimes used in the Mahabha ...

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As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settled in the Utah Territory, they began to participate in national politics. The general opinion of the rest of the United States was that the practice of plural marriage was offensive. On July 8, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Law which forbids the practice in US territories. President Lincoln told the church that he had no intentions of enforcing it if they would not interfere with him, and so the matter was laid to rest for a time. After the Civil War, im ...

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settled in the Utah Territory, they began to participate in national politics. The general opinion of the rest of the United States was that the practice of plural marriage was offensive. On July 8, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Law which forbids the practice in US territories. President Lincoln told the church that he had no intentions of enforcing it if they would not interfere with him, and so the matter was laid to rest for a time. After the Civil War, im ...

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Groups continuing the practice, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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Relinquishment of plural marriage by church members was not universal, however; some did not accept as divinely inspired the pronouncements truncating polygyny, and were either expelled from the church or left on their own. Over time, many such individuals formed small, isolated, and close-knit communities in areas of the Rocky Mountains. These groups continue to practice 'the principle' despite the ostensible opposition of the government and LDS church leaders, and consider the practice to be a requirement for entry into the highest heaven, ...

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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Polygyny was practiced by Mormons as early as 1833 although the practice was not publicly taught until 1852, some five years after the Mormons came to Utah, and eight years after Smith's death. Smith introduced the doctrine to select individuals, some of whom (such as Brigham Young) were told to take more wives. Some Mormon leaders at the time voiced their objection to the practice and left the Church. Others struggled with their consciences and agreed to the practice only after much prayer. Brigham Young famously said that after the doctrin ...

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Groups continuing the practice, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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Polygyny was practiced by Mormons as early as 1833 although the practice was not publicly taught until 1852, some five years after the Mormons came to Utah, and eight years after Smith's death. Smith introduced the doctrine to select individuals, some of whom (such as Brigham Young) were told to take more wives. Some Mormon leaders at the time voiced their objection to the practice and left the Church. Others struggled with their consciences and agreed to the practice only after much prayer. Brigham Young famously said that after the doctrin ...

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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Main article: Plural wives of Joseph Smith, Jr. Although there is some disagreement as to the precise figure, many estimates state that Joseph Smith was married to about 33 wives during his life. Under the doctrine of plural marriage, the first wife's consent should be sought before a man marry another wife. A revelation given to Joseph Smith says, "then shall she believe and administer unto him, or she shall be destroyed...and she then becomes the transgressor; and he is exempt" from having her permission (Doctrine and Covenan ...

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Groups continuing the practice, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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Joseph Smith III was an ardent opponent of the practice of plural marriage throughout his life. For most of his career, Smith denied that his father had been involved in the practice and insisted that it had originated with Brigham Young. He served many missions to the West, however, where he met with and interviewed associates (and wives) of his father who attempted to present him with evidence to the contrary. In the end, in the face of overwhelming evidence, Smith concluded that he was "not positive nor sure that [his father] was in ...

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Joseph Smith III, Joseph Smith III - Life, Joseph Smith III - Childhood, Joseph Smith III - The Reorganization of the Church, Joseph Smith III - President of the Church, Joseph Smith III - The Redemption of Zion, Joseph Smith III - Relations with Utah Latter-day Saints and Plural Marriage, Joseph Smith III - Family Chart, Joseph Smith III - External link

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Main article: Plural wives of Joseph Smith, Jr. Although there is some disagreement as to the precise figure, many estimates state that Joseph Smith was married to about 33 wives during his life. Under the doctrine of plural marriage, the first wife's consent should be sought before a man marry another wife. A revelation given to Joseph Smith says, "then shall she believe and administer unto him, or she shall be destroyed...and she then becomes the transgressor; and he is exempt" from having her permission (Doctrine and Covenan ...

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Plural marriage, Plural marriage - Origin, Plural marriage - The practice of polygyny, Plural marriage - Joseph Smith's wives, Plural marriage - Polyandry sexual relations and fathering children, Plural marriage - Abandoning the practice, Plural marriage - Fundamentalist beginnings, Plural marriage - Critical views

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