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012 Why Did Plural Marriage Begin in the Church?

Church History Matters

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The Four Reasons for Plural Marriage

Fanny Young and Mary Elizabeth Rollins Leitner didn't have a physical relationship with Joseph Smith. That was kind of a unique practice in Nauvoo, but it was something that happened. In the context of Joseph Smith's theology, marriage without having any sexual relation makes all the sense in the world.

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