List of Latter Day Saint practitioners of plural marriage
According to a consensus of history, many adherents in the early Latter Day Saint movement practiced plural marriage, a doctrine that states that polygyny is ordained of God. Although the largest denomination in the movement, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, officially abandoned the practice of plural marriage in 1890, a number of churches in the Mormon fundamentalist movement continue to teach and practice it. Historically, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now the Community of Christ), the second largest denomination in the movement , had an anti-polygamy position. Pre-succession crisis. The following notable Latter Day Saints are alleged to have practiced plural marriage prior to the 1844 succession crisis that followed the death of Joseph Smith, Jr. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The following members of the LDS Church practiced plural marriage: Other sects within the Latter Day Saint movement. Mormon fundamentalists sects. The following are notable members of the Mormon fundamentalist movement who have practiced plural marriage: