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To be fair, they only ceased practicing polygamy because it was an untenable position in their quest for statehood. Just like they stopped keeping black people
by stochastic_monk 7y ago
To be fair, they only ceased practicing polygamy because it was an untenable position in their quest for statehood. Just like they stopped keeping black people from the temple or the priesthood in 1978 because it was no longer an acceptable practice.
- dragonwriter 7y agoSure, but in both cases they backed the pragmatic policy change with the full weight of the doctrinal power of the Church institutions, which over time (and the monogamy thing has had lots of time, the full admission of blacks less so yet) turns it into a lot more than a position of political convenience.