Keywords
Joseph Smith, polygamy, plural marriage, Mormon history
Abstract
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ history of plural marriage can be difficult and uncomfortable for even the most stalwart of modern members. Because of the Internet and easy access to both accurate and inaccurate information, accidental discovery and/or inadequate teachings about the Church’s history and relationship to plural marriage have caused crises of faith which have alienated members of the Church and, in many cases, led to their eventual departure from the faith. Anti-Mormons and critics of the Church are constantly pushing and picking at members’ faith in order to plant seeds of doubt and to destroy members’ testimonies. Plural marriage has proven to be a prime weapon because knowing only a little of the truth can be devastating.1
Recommended Citation
Foster, Craig L.
(2015)
"An Easier Way to Understanding Joseph Smith’s Polygamy,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 15, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol15/iss1/7
