Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, There is part of the history of the Mormon church s past that I understand is troubling to people. ... Polygamy, which was outlawed in our church in the 1800s, [is also] troubling to me. I have a great-great grandfather who, with other Mormons, was trying to build a generation out there in the desert. And so he took additional wives as he was told to do. I must admit, I can t imagine anything more awful than polygamy. (60 Minutes, May 13, 2007) Between his natural good humor and the strictures of political expediency, Mr. Romney has carefully dealt with the enigma of polygamy that has faced the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for almost two hundred years. It is true that the church banned the practice of polygamy through the Manifestos of 1890 and 1904 and members who entered into the practice thereafter were excommunicated. However, the Church continues to believe in the concept. Even though the Manifestos eliminated...

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