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Does the Book of Mormon Forbid Polygamy?
| Title | Does the Book of Mormon Forbid Polygamy? |
| Publication Type | Magazine Article |
| Year of Publication | 1933 |
| Secondary Authors | Widtsoe, John A., Joseph F. Merrill, and James H. Wallis |
| Magazine | The Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue Number | 17 |
| Pagination | 296–297 |
| Date Published | 4 May 1933 |
| Keywords | Marriage; Plural Marriage; Polygamy; Wife |
| Abstract | In Jacob’s sermon on immorality (Jacob 2) polygamy is not forbidden. What is forbidden is the taking of wives and concubines without the sanction of God. |
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Bibliographic Citation
"Does the Book of Mormon Forbid Polygamy?" The Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star 95, no. 17 (1933): 296-297.
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