ZelphLover

Dear Marsha8, Thank you for your rather emotional response...maybe you should go back and re read my post because I very clearly stated a "FOR EXAMPLE" before the baptism statement. ZELPH:cool:

I will, however I can assure you that there are many! AND... for the record, I never ever stated that there was a practice of polygamy in the LDS church RIGHT NOW... When polygamy was ended for the church it was done with a manifesto, which much later became revelation... and even after the manifesto was released the marriages were still taking place 200+ to be more precise... Look at it like this, say for example that the present government told us that we could no longer baptize our children...what do you think would happen? Well there would be baptisimal fonds springing up in peoples basements, that is something that we would just do... after the marvelous persuasive efforts of persecution the baptising would end, but we would always have it in our minds that it would be something that would come back, God would never take it away from us forever. Same with polygamy, swallow the pill here people, it is part of our past yes... but it is a doctrine that WILL come back into practice...I am not talking about fundamentalists here, I am talking about true blue CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS! I will get you all the sources that you need, but honestly, do some research :computer:for the love of everything holy... if you are going to belong to a specific religion, have the kahonies to learn what they ACTUALLY believe! Zelph out!

You are quite right that is the policy in place right now, however it is prudent to remember that LDS doctrine is CLEAR, Polygamy is the highest order of celestial marriage and that the practice of polygamy along with the practice of consecration will be practiced/obeyed before the second coming of Christ. We did not practice polygamy in order to feed mouths, or take care of needy women during the time of war, that is a common misconception perpetrated in order to make us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It may be a difficult pill to swallow however Joseph Smith himself established polygamy, and was married to multiple women while he was alive, he paved the way and established the law by example and obedience, along with all other laws that we practice. It is only a matter of time before the general authorities stand up and fight for the right of all LDS people to practice our religion in its fullness, the way that Joseph Smith established. In order to receive the highest blessing of the celestial kingdom it is require that a man have multiple wives, there is no disputing that point. It is doctrine! and we are being denied those blessings because of political agenda, and need to obey the law or the land. The only reason why polygamy is not part of our faith now is because of the political sway of the nation... if it is prudent for other previously prohibited practices to be legal (like abortion and gay marriage) then surely the pure practice of our own religion will be brought full circle.