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 ...

How is he really our prophet?” According to ... are fundamentalist offshoots of the mainstream Mormon Church which still continue to practice polygamy.

It goes on to explain the struggles Emma Smith, his first wife, had with polygamy and that outsiders “made laws against it,” imprisoning Latter-day Saint leaders for following their prophet ...

And as for polygamy, though only six per cent ... Rigdon another to foist upon the world the Book of Mormon and its youthful prophet. Hence the skill which suited Mormon teaching to its purpose.

After being declared the prophet by the community ... So many times in the history of Mormon polygamy the outside world thought it had the movement on the ropes only to see it flourish anew.

They argued that only a Smith descendant could hold the keys to Mormon leadership, and they vehemently denied that the ...