How can individuals who strive to follow Christ and biblical teachings believe in or practice polygamy?
“Mormonism claims to be a restoration of God’s work in all previous dispensations. The Old Testament teaches that the patriarchsthose men favored of God in ancient timeshad more than one wife under divine sanction. In the course of the development of the Church in the nineteenth century, it was revealed to the leader of the Church that such a practice of marriage again should be entered into.” (Gordon B. Hinckley, What of the Mormons?, p.10.) 5. How many modern polygamists are there? The press has often used numbers in the 20,000 to 30,000 range to describe the number of polygamists living in the West. This number may be too high. The largest polygamists groups include the United Apostolic Brethren, led by Owen Allred with headquarters in south Salt Lake City valley. They carry around 6000 members on their rolls. There may be additional members in Montana and elsewhere. Estimates for the Fundamentalist LDS Church (FLDS) lead by Rulon Jeffs located in Colorado City, Utah on the Utah-Ari
