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tAs otLsE tor the t1taze state kor
divorces q ta-saaE4s and erst Wtves tie
styl courts ars rssOr1ec T. Plural
wives have ID stsnG1ny Ia cisil eo-rts-
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only diYerce Tsmeiy Ter plural slyes =
tArogEn gAs church Beng invested
Hita supreErs slth0Tity ~ ua4to, he
president u the charch can uuloosen-
Chur5h diyoFce r Logical result u
the dec .rfne of plural sod celestial
marriage. Plgral wives would be b-4ly
OF II there Wa NOT some Nay o; throw
ing 81 a calling yoke. Besides thlz.
people married for eternity Il = was
nos for the church divorce, would 10
left TIED together for ne next world,
although they obtained a5sol-sa divorce
in = civil court Parties se@iad for
eternity. after obtaining ciYl court
divorce, must Be unsezled By the chnrch
o. else th8y Viii ina themselves s.llI
iolne3 torother Ia the resurrection.
Moruoas Who have been sptritaAlly
married and toen diyoved by the civil
courts may reraarry for thi5w world But
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without being uuseGled from the former
union Murder, adultery, int-ntlcide
and inaompatibiltsyc II temper are the
grounds upon which the Mormon church
grants divorces Mormon divorces are
granted by he prealdent OF the chuUh
after the Bishop Of the ward IN which
the parties live has made al investiga-
ton OF tlie case and has reported Ia favor
Of the sprltcaticn. The Bishops first
duty Is 20 eject reconciliation. II
thst Is i1rpossible he srrangeJ the terms
OF Chs separation. The following IS the
Official record OF 8 church divorce.case:
Minutes OF meeting held at Bishop
- house, Saturday evening, august
"a, 1878, at the mutual request Of G. aud
wife; Bishop -pros'ding Present,
Bishop ,-, , , --, q. aud
vile lparties 70 the suit Opened with
prayer by. After few preliminary
remarks the Bishop desired Sister --
20 state the charges she preferred
against G.. her husband. After stat
ing some grievances she had, the
following were made out as the sum
charges against her husband, viz.
Wil1ful neglect and general abuse OF
herself and family; ill-treatment and
fogging OF their children, causing then
10 leave their home; not properly pro
viding for them, and desire on hei
part for a separation between them
Also, in reply TO the Bishop, she stated
she wanted one of the two houses to live
IN BIZ herself; 20 be allowed a weekly
stipulation for herself and that the chill
dren be placed under her charge and care
q. refuted the charge OF unmerciful
fogging, and stated that he provided
for his family 70 the best Of his means
that he was willing TO dowhat WAS JUS
and right; 70 give his wife the bes
house OF the two to live IN, and abide b,
the Bishops decision.
The Bishop decided that he turn over
the best house Of the two for his wife''
use, and as soon as possible get the pres
ems occupant to move 10 another place
that he allow her six dollars per weel
and find her in sufficient -four and fuel
that he let her have the sewing ma
chine, co king-stove and an equal shar
OF the furniture. and that tho fruit o
the orchard be fairly divided.
w. II. was appointed 70 see that th
weekly payments be made as far as couL
be conScientfously done.
The clerk was authorized 70 max
three copies OF these minutes and pre-
sent the same forsignature, and see tha
g. and wife each get copy.
Dismissed by w. c.
, Bishop tn Ward
DEGREES Of church divorces are mad
out in triplicate, the original remainin
IN the church records, and the tw
copies being given to the man and won
an. The form OF the church decree
as follows:
Know all persons by these presents:
That we, the undersigned, -- an
-, HIS wife (before marriage to hiI
-, do hereby mutually covenant
promise and agree 20 dissolve all the r.
} lations which have hitherto existed b
tween US as husband and wife, and :
keep ourselves separate and apart fror
each other from this time forth.