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4 unusual facts about 1890 Manifesto


1886 Revelation

The LDS Church, which issued manifestos in 1890 and 1904 to terminate the practice of plural marriage, does not accept the 1886 revelation as authentic.

1890 Manifesto

that a law in Idaho Territory which disenfranchised individuals who practiced or believed in plural marriage was constitutional.

The following morning, he reported this to some of the general authorities and placed the hand-written draft on a table.

Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement

The LDS Church has not tolerated plural marriages since the 1890 Manifesto was declared.


Isaac S. Struble

The bill was on the verge of passing Congress in 1890, but the legislation was preempted when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) formally disavowed polygamous marriages with the 1890 Manifesto.


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