In this installment of Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders, we’re looking at the life of Dominicus Carter (1806-1884). The most notable event of Carter’s life is found in the annals of his posterity, and not in any noteworthy, or successful incident commonly seen in...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “LESSON 140: Doctrine and Covenants 132:1-2, 34-66,” Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Seminary Teacher Manual, (2013); “Do not speculate about whether plural marriage is a requirement for the celestial kingdom....
Deuteronomy 17:17; “Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away…” Today we’re looking at the once busy, and always questionable, life of Joseph Smith, Jr. A good friend of the ministry, Lee Baker, posted an open letter/question on...
Franklin Dewey Richards April 2, 1821 – December 9, 1899 “Except for a six-and-one-half-year gap, men of the Richards family have served as General Authorities continuously from 1840 to the present.” – D. Michael Quinn, Ensign 1980 Mr. Quinn’s great insight is a...
From the inception of Mormonism itself, there’s been controversy. Joe Smith’s unconventional lifestyle was laden with numerous events the majority of people either never thought of before, or outright shunned. Ignoring or shunning Smith always brought the same...
Divorce Among Mormon Polygamists: Extent and Explanations, p. 9; “An interesting glimpse of this period is provided by a letter from Wilford Woodruff to George A. Smith in April 1857: We have had a great reformation this winter; some of the fruits are: all have...
Benjamin Franklin Johnson Intro July 28, 1818 – November 18, 1905 The life story of Benjamin Franklin Johnson is truly one for the record books as they say. If I could sum up his life in one word or phrase, it’d be inbreeding. As I stated in this report ‘I’ve...
Articles of Faith 1:12 “We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.” The reference above is part of the Church’s official statement of faith, however, from the onset of Mormonism until the...
Colossians 3:9; “Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds.” The LDS Church has gone out of its way lately to publicly denounce the sins of others in society, so we’re wondering when, or rather if, they’re ever going to publicly...
A few days ago I came upon an interesting journal written by Levi Hancock’s son, Mosiah, which got me thinking about one of the essays published by the Church last year (Oct. 2014). In this essay the Church came out with their own version of history on polygamy in...