“Gospel Topics” statement on Mormon plural marriage
Mormon women fear eternal polygamy, study shows
By Jana Riess — July 20, 2016
Carol Lynn Pearson's new book argues that many, if not most, Mormon women feel pain and fear at the prospect of sharing their husbands with at least one other wife for all of eternity. Even if polygamy isn't currently practiced, it's "alive and unwell" in Mormon doctrine and temple sealing practices.
8 quotes from Mormon leaders on independent thinking
By Jana Riess — March 23, 2016
Mormons have likely heard the adage that when the prophet speaks, the thinking has been done. These LDS leaders beg to differ.
Utah polygamy ruling has the Sister Wives rejoicing, but how will it affect Mormons?
By Jana Riess — August 30, 2014
*No one* is going to force the LDS Church to perform religious marriages in the temple for anyone it would not already approve to hold a temple recommend. That's true whether Utah allows gay marriage, polygamous marriage, or marriage between a fish and a monkey.
Polygamy “not popular” among Mormon pioneers, says new book
By Jana Riess — July 29, 2014
What was life like for Mormon pioneer women in polygamy? In an excellent new book, Paula Kelly Harline lets them tell us in their own words.
Mormons can now discuss the P word — polygamy — at church
By Jana Riess — January 2, 2014
What is different about the LDS Church's new statement about polygamy in the nineteenth century? How will it contribute to people's understanding of Mormonism and plural marriage?
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