“This doctrine of polygamy, or spiritual wife-system, that has been taught and practiced among us, will prove our destruction and overthrow.” Has BeensSpiritualWifeTaughtProveDestructionDoctrinePolygamy Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“I condemn polygamy, yes, as a practice, because I think it is not doctrinal. It is not legal. And this church takes the position that we will abide by the law.” ThinkingLawChurchPracticePositionPolygamy Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“Polygamists have no connection with us whatsoever. They don't belong to the church. There are actually no Mormon fundamentalists.” ChurchConnectionsPolygamy Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“The Manifesto was a cowardly proceeding, the more I thought of it the less I liked it.” CowardlyPolygamyProceedingManifestos Author:B. H. Roberts
“The Manifesto was not a divine production but something manufactured to outwit the church's enemies.” ChurchEnemyDivineProductionsPolygamyManifestos Author:Charles W. Penrose
“The severest prosecutions have never been followed by revelations changing a divine law, obedience to which brought imprisonment or martyrdom. Though I go to prison, God will not change his law of celestial marriage.” LawDivinePrisonGods WillObedienceRevelationsCelestialMartyrdomImprisonmentPolygamyProsecutionDivine Law Author:Lorenzo Snow
“Joseph F. Smith probably authorized Apostles Clawson and Cowley to marry their plural wives after the second Manifesto of 1904, since he did authorize a close friend to perform one plural marriage as late as 1906, and o.k.'d another one that occurred in 1907.” WifeLateApostlesClose FriendsPolygamyManifestos Author:D. Michael Quinn
“The First Command was to 'Multiply' and the Prophet taught us that Dominion & powr in the great Future would be Comensurate with the no [number] of 'Wives Childin & Friends' that we inheret here and that our great mission to earth was to Organize a Neculi of Heaven to take with us. To the increase of which there would be no end.” FirstsEndsWould BeEarthHeavenNumbersWifeTaughtIncreaseMissionsCommandProphetOrganizeDominionTaught UsPolygamyGreat Future Author:Benjamin F. Johnson
“The Second Way in which a wife can be separated from her husband, while he continues to be faithful to his God and his priesthood, I have not revealed, except to a few persons in this Church; and a few have received it from Joseph the prophet as well as myself. If a woman can find a man holding the keys of the priesthood with higher power and authority than her husband, and he is disposed to take her he can do so, otherwise she has got to remain where she is... there is no need for a bill of divorcement... To recapitulate.” IfsMenWayNeedsWellsPersonsCan DoChurchWifeKeysHigherHusbandAuthorityBillsFaithfulProphetPriesthoodPolygamyBeing FaithfulHigher Power Author:Brigham Young
“In 1835 at Kirtland I learned from my Sisters Husband Lyman R. Shirman, who was close to the Prophet and Received it from him. That the ancient order of plural marriage was again to be practiced by the Church.” OrderChurchHusbandAncientProphetMy SisterPolygamy Author:Benjamin F. Johnson