What do Latter-day Saint (Mormon) churches believe and teach about polygamy today?
A. The Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (RLDS), based in Independence, Missouri, is opposed to the practice of polygamy both in doctrine and practice. Early members of the church, including Joseph Smith’s wife, Emma, and his son, Joseph III, were opposed to polygamy and did not acknowledge Joseph’s involvement in the practice. Today, the church respects evidence indicating Joseph Smith as the founder of Mormon polygamy.
