Mormon polygamy - Mormons are NOT polygamists

Mormon LDS Leader, M Russell Ballard spoke about the limited practice of polygamy some 117 years ago in the Mormon Church. He then speaks about Mormon families and how important the family unit is to Mormons.

Find out truthful information about the Church, including views on family and polygamy by visiting http://www.mormon.org and http://www.lds.org

See official Mormon responses to the media incorrectly calling Mormons "Polygamists," from the official Mormon Church youtube channel LDSPublicAffairs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUtjsdtDOkQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Y6OqN48mQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OqdOM9udv4

You can talk directly with a missionary by visiting http://www.mormon.org
You can speak directly with members of the mormon church by visiting http://www.lds.net

This video was compiled using video from Elder M. Russell Ballard's "Faith, Family, Facts, and Fruits" talk given at the 177th semiannual Mormon General Conference. The full video and conference talk can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/ballard-family

The background music is "Come Thou Fount" played on Guitar. This song and thousands more can be downloaded from http://www.ldsmusic.net

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[Trillidotia]

Pro-family my foot! Try being gay, or dare to leave the LDS, or marry a non-mo, or just put a toe outside Mormonism... The worst thing Mormonism does to families is to deny family members who aren't "worthy" to have a temple recommend from attending the sham of a wedding held in the temple. No other religion does this.

All the assigned church-related busywork that takes people away from time with their families is hardly family-friendly.

[java501]

I thought it was highly entertaining to hear that Warren Jeffs read from the BOM, POGP and D&C to defend his polygamous behavior.

[LuckyDukeSeven]

@going4truth

If that's your argument against Christian polygamy, you should attempt to read the rest of the bible, were essentially ALL the men of God (the men closest to God, like Moses and Abraham and Daniel) have 4-5 wives a piece. If God doesn't change, and if the standards for right and wrong don't change, then Polygamy in Christianity is FINE.

After all, when God told the Israelites to slaughter a group of the Canaanites, he specifies two virgin captives for every 1 Israelite man.

[going4truth]

Mormons should stick w/the Bible...The Bible's God doesn't change like Joseph Smith's god does. The Bible's God created Adam&Eve (NOT Adam&Eve&Martha&Mary&on&on); and when the time came for the incomprehensible, INFINITE God to manifest Himself to finite humanity as Jesus Christ, He maintained the same ideal in Matthew19:4-6! The Bible's God is UNCHANGING, the BoM's god changes. EVERLASTING doesn't really mean everlasting for the Mormon!

[NewVinland]

This proves that Mormons are not Christian. The Bible is absolute in its morality. Polygamy was permissible for the prophets, so it is permissible for us. ALWAYS