Plural Marriage

Scriptures

• Acts 3:19–21
• Jacob 2:27–30
• Doctrine and Covenants 132:34–40, 45
• Official Declaration 1

Teachings of Prophets and Other Church Leaders

• Gordon B. Hinckley, “What are People Asking about Us?” Ensign, Nov. 1998, 70–72
• Dallin H. Oaks, “Gospel Teachings about Lying,” The Clark Memorandum (Spring 1994), 16–17
• Marcus B. Nash, “The New and Everlasting Covenant,” Ensign, Dec. 2015, 40–47

Additional Church Resources

• “Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” Gospel Topics, topics.lds.org
• “Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo,” Gospel Topics, topics.lds.org
• “Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah,” Gospel Topics, topics.lds.org
• “The Manifesto and the End of Plural Marriage,” Gospel Topics, topics.lds.org
• “Polygamy,” Topics and Background, mormonnewsroom.org
• “Chapter 52: Doctrine and Covenants 132:34–66; Official Declaration 1,” Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual (2017), 781–805
• “Emma Hale Smith,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
• “Fanny Alger,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
• “Joseph Smith and Plural Marriage,” Church History Topics, saints.lds.org
• Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults: A Face to Face Event with Elder Quentin L. Cook, Sept. 9, 2018 Segment: Why was it necessary for Joseph Smith and others to practice polygamy?

Other Resources

• “Plural Marriage,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism (1992), 1:1091
• “Joseph Smith’s Polygamy,” josephsmithspolygamy.org
• “Mormonism and Polygamy,” fairmormon.org
• Brian C. Hales, “Joseph Smith: Monogamist or Polygamist?” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, vol. 25, (2017), 117–156
• “Sealings to Legally Married Women,” josephsmithspolygamy.org
• “Joseph Smith and Polygamy,” fairmormon.org
• J. Spencer Fluhman, “‘A Subject that can bear investigation’: Anguish, Faith, and Joseph Smith’s Youngest Wife,” in Robert L. Millet, ed., No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues (2011), 105–19

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