LDS Church Handbook of Instructions, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1998), page 72-73, “Sealing Policies”)
And surprisingly to many, even that "celestial family" for Mormons today will include polygamy and polyandry!!! (So much for contemporary disavowing that mainstream Mormons won't be embracing polygamy!!!)
What do I mean? Well, a hard to get at "Church Handbook of Instructions" (intended for Lds church bishops) says:
“A living woman may be sealed to only one husband. If she is sealed to a husband and later divorced, she must receive a cancellation of that sealing from the First Presidency before she may be sealed to another man in her lifetime and later: A DECEASED woman may be sealed to ALL men to whom she was legally married during her life.” (p.73) LDS Church, Church Handbook of Instructions, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1998), page 72-73, “Sealing Policies”)
Therefore, the fact is that from here until Jesus comes, LDS say that a woman is "monogamous." She may be serially monogamous (for earthly time), but she is still monogamous. But...But...we have this little "Catch-22" polity right over here in the handbook for all Mormon women in good standing who have had more than one husband in their life: "A DECEASED woman may be sealed to ALL men to whom she was legally married during her life."
So a serial monogamous woman on earth has two Mormon forks in the road for celestial eternity according to church practice...why she can either be...
(a) ...Celestial Polyandry Polly...
(b) ...Or, Multiple-Choice Michelle (choosing one husband over another in Kolob Heights)...
Do celestial Mothers-In-Laws get included with those celestial marriages? Do I have to put up with all that celestial whining, complaining, and kevetching for an eternity?
Maybe the Mormons need to re-think their doctrines.