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Polygamy
Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία, polygamía, “state of marriage to many spouses”) is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called a group marriage.
See also Polyamory for non-fiction and Polyamorous for fiction. ...more
See also Polyamory for non-fiction and Polyamorous for fiction. ...more
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As important and revolutionary as these things were, it was Joseph Smith's teachings on marriage that had a more visible and far-reaching effect on William Clayton's life than anything else he learned in Nauvoo. Two doctrines, “eternal marriage" and "plural marriage," went hand-in-hand, and Clayton learned of them during the last two years of his association with the prophet.
Why would the straitlaced, idealistic William Clayton, who was almost overly concerned with what people thought of him,
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― Trials of Discipleship: The Story of William Clayton, a Mormon Pioneer
― Trials of Discipleship: The Story of William Clayton, a Mormon Pioneer
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Fear of polygamy is the beginning of poverty.
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