| − | It should be noted that the Book of Mormon does not teach [[polygamy]]; it is instead found in the [[Doctrine and Covenants]], section 132. The Book of Mormon says the following concerning plural marriage: | + | It should be noted that although the Book of Mormon generally forbids [[polygamy]], it allows for its practice when divinely mandated, apparently for the purpose of raising righteous posterity. The Book of Mormon says the following concerning plural marriage: |
| − | ''"Wherefore, my bretheren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the Lord: For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife, and [[concubine]]s he shall have none"'' (Jacob 2:27). | + | ''"Wherefore, my bretheren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the Lord: For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife, and [[concubine]]s he shall have none... For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me, I will command my people; otherwise they shall hearken unto these things."'' (Jacob 2:27,30). |