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#REDIRECT[[Plural marriage in the Book of Mormon#Did early Church leaders state that the Book of Mormon condemns polygamy?]]
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==Question: Did early Church leaders state that the Book of Mormon condemns polygamy?==
 
  
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In addition to ignoring Jacob 2:30, critics attempt to use the words of early LDS leaders to bolster their position. For example, note how the words of Orson Pratt are "mined" to support the critic's assertion that the ''Book of Mormon'' condemns polygamy:
 
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|Tanner, ''The Changing World of Mormonism'', p. 221 quoting Orson Pratt in [[Use of sources/Journal of Discourses#6:351|''Journal of Discourses'' 6:351]]
 
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The critics use this quote to state that Orson Pratt "admitted" that the ''Book of Mormon'' condemns plural marriage by extracting only the portion of his quote that mentions it. They omit Pratt's subsequent explanation regarding the exception mentioned in Jacob 2:30, thus implying that Pratt was making an "admission" that the ''Book of Mormon'' condemned polygamy.
 
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===The Smoot hearings===
 
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Jerald and Sandra Tanner quote Vol. 1, p. 480 of the Smoot hearings for this claim.  They ignore the exchange ''on the very next page'' in which President Joseph F. Smith responds to this claim in the Senate, with the senate making the same error made by the Tanners and other critics.
 
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[[Image:Smoot_Hearing_Vol_1_p_481.PNG|500 px|thumb|center|Joseph F. Smith insists that the senate consider what is now Jacob 2:30.  Anti-Mormon attacks have not changed much since.]]
 
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[[es:Pregunta: ¿Los primeros líderes de la Iglesia declararon que el Libro de Mormón condena la poligamia?]]
 
[[es:Pregunta: ¿Los primeros líderes de la Iglesia declararon que el Libro de Mormón condena la poligamia?]]
 
[[pt:Pergunta: Será que líderes da Igreja afirmar que o Livro de Mórmon condena a poligamia?]]
 
[[pt:Pergunta: Será que líderes da Igreja afirmar que o Livro de Mórmon condena a poligamia?]]
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