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==''Gospel Topics'': "During the years that plural marriage was publicly taught, all Latter-day Saints were expected to accept the principle as a revelation from God"==
''Gospel Topics'' on LDS.org:
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During the years that plural marriage was publicly taught, all Latter-day Saints were expected to accept the principle as a revelation from God. Not all, however, were expected to live it. Indeed, this system of marriage could not have been universal due to the ratio of men to women. Church leaders viewed plural marriage as a command to the Church generally, while recognizing that individuals who did not enter the practice could still stand approved of God. Women were free to choose their spouses, whether to enter into a polygamous or monogamous union, or whether to marry at all. Some men entered plural marriage because they were asked to do so by Church leaders, while others initiated the process themselves; all were required to obtain the approval of Church leaders before entering a plural marriage.<ref>[http://www.lds.org/topics/plural-marriage-and-families-in-early-utah?lang=eng "Plural Marriage and Families in Early Utah",] ''Gospel Topics'' (2013)</ref>
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[[es:Fuente:El matrimonio plural y las familias en los primeros días de Utah:Temas del Evangelio:se esperaba que todos los Santos de los Últimos Días aceptaran el principio como una revelación de Dios]]
[[pt:Fonte:O Casamento Plural e as Famílias Polígamas nos Primórdios de Utah:Tópicos do Evangelho:Durante os anos em que o casamento plural foi publicamente ensinado]]