Fence Sitter wrote:I thought a widower could be sealed to his second wife in this life which in a way means we still practice polygamy. I don't think that is allowed for widow though.
I meant that the wife has to have died before the surviving husband can be sealed to another. Sorry for not being clear.
I'm sorry but that is incorrect. A man can be divorced from a living woman remain sealed to her AND become legally married and sealed to another women. There are men who are even sealed to more than two living women, although I'm sure that is pretty rare.
They are LEGALLY married to ONE living woman, but remain SEALED to more than one living woman. It can and does occur.
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
Buffalo wrote:It's always in the back of the minds of believing members that someday, in the resurrection or thereabouts, they'll be compelled to live a polygamous lifestyle. But where exactly does that come from? A conference talk? Extrapolating from abandoned justifications for 19th century polygamy?
I have had some non Mormons tell me they would be Mormon if they brought back polygamy because they think that is pretty cool!
just me wrote:I'm sorry but that is incorrect. A man can be divorced from a living woman remain sealed to her AND become legally married and sealed to another women. There are men who are even sealed to more than two living women, although I'm sure that is pretty rare.
They are LEGALLY married to ONE living woman, but remain SEALED to more than one living woman. It can and does occur.
I'll have to look that up. I was under the impression that you couldn't get sealed to a second living spouse until your sealing was canceled. I think that applies to both husband and wife.
ETA: I looked it up in the Handbook. You're right. The wife needs a cancellation; the husband needs only a sealing clearance.
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just me wrote:I'm sorry but that is incorrect. A man can be divorced from a living woman remain sealed to her AND become legally married and sealed to another women. There are men who are even sealed to more than two living women, although I'm sure that is pretty rare.
They are LEGALLY married to ONE living woman, but remain SEALED to more than one living woman. It can and does occur.
I'll have to look that up. I was under the impression that you couldn't get sealed to a second living spouse until your sealing was canceled. I think that applies to both husband and wife.
Please do because I know several women in the situation and it would be interesting if the church is going against its own policy.
They only need to get "clearance" not a cancellation.
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
just me wrote:Please do because I know several women in the situation and it would be interesting if the church is going against its own policy.
They only need to get "clearance" not a cancellation.
I looked it up. You're right. I stand corrected.
*sigh* I never tire of hearing or reading that. LOL
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~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
just me wrote:*sigh* I never tire of hearing or reading that. LOL
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~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
I kinda have to side with Mormons on polygamy, or at least with their prophets Joseph Smith and Young. There is tons of evidence for shag'n down with a bunch of wives in the Bible, and only one prohibition that I know of, and that is for leaders in the church.
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And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven, … Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man (a.k.a., Jesus) will be forgiven (Matthew 12:31-32).