Actually , one of the reasons for so many “regular” LDS “looking the other way” or quieting incidents like the man that talked the little Smart girl to become one of his wives (http://www.rickross.com/reference/smart/smart8.html) is because they still believe in polygamy.
Remember there was never a trial of that man, because the “principle” and Joseph Smith would have been a part of the defense. Mormons did not want to air that particular deviance.So, like in the Soviet, he was quietly led to a mental institution.. end of story.
My money is on that little miss Smart was granted a LDS “spiritual divorce” from the man..so she would not be one of his “eternal” wives.
The LDS never repudiated or ended “the principle” (polygamy ) they have simply “SUSPENDED” it.
They believe that as ‘gods” the men will all have many wives, so how can they prosecute someone from doing what their god does??
Mitchell .......thought he was “higher than God.”
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Mitchell was a good disciple of the false prophet joseph Smith...
The false prophet Joseph Smith thought he was higher than Jesus...