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The Reformed church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. RLDS is an offshoot of the official Mormon church which split off after the death of Joseph Smith.
nowadays they prefer to use the title 'Community of Christ'
Brigham young took the official LDS church to Utah where they carried on with their practice of Polygamy until about 1890
The smaller RLDS - along with Joseph Smith's wife - did not approve of Polygamy and has never practised it
not to be confused with FLDS which was a later split - in Utah - of Mormons who wanted to carry on polygamy,y after the 1890 official LDS ban
nowadays they prefer to use the title 'Community of Christ'
Brigham young took the official LDS church to Utah where they carried on with their practice of Polygamy until about 1890
The smaller RLDS - along with Joseph Smith's wife - did not approve of Polygamy and has never practised it
not to be confused with FLDS which was a later split - in Utah - of Mormons who wanted to carry on polygamy,y after the 1890 official LDS ban
by DutchCappedCrusader October 29, 2012
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They are also commonly used in horoscopes
Barnum Statements are statements which most people will agree with, regarding themselves, while not realizing that almost every other person will also agree with them regarding their own lives
examples are:
"you have a good sense of humor, but not everyone sees it"
"you tend to think about things before taking action"
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"you recently had a disagreement with someone you care for"
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Get the Barnum Statement mug.A nickname for a Member of any one of the Mormon sects LDS, FLDS or RLDS.
The name comes from the belief that God lives on a heavenly Body (a planet... or star!) called Kolob.
The reference is from Joseph Smith Junior's writings called 'The Book Of Abraham, which is part of the Mormon canon of scripture
The modern Mormon church doesn't mention Kolob much as the whole thing is a source of embarrassment, hence the nickname Kolobian is quite hurtful to mainstream mormons
The name comes from the belief that God lives on a heavenly Body (a planet... or star!) called Kolob.
The reference is from Joseph Smith Junior's writings called 'The Book Of Abraham, which is part of the Mormon canon of scripture
The modern Mormon church doesn't mention Kolob much as the whole thing is a source of embarrassment, hence the nickname Kolobian is quite hurtful to mainstream mormons
by DutchCappedCrusader October 29, 2012
Get the Kolobian mug.Polygyny is a form of Polygamy
Polygamy is the practice of a person, of either sex, having multiple spouses, at the same time.
Polygyny is the specific instance of a man being married to multiple women...
as opposed to Polyandry which is the specific instance of a woman being married to multiple men
LDS Mormons (prior to 1890) and FLDS Mormons (currently) are known for practicing Polygyny
RLDS Mormons have never practiced polygyny, or any form of Polygamy, in the history of their religion
Polygamy is the practice of a person, of either sex, having multiple spouses, at the same time.
Polygyny is the specific instance of a man being married to multiple women...
as opposed to Polyandry which is the specific instance of a woman being married to multiple men
LDS Mormons (prior to 1890) and FLDS Mormons (currently) are known for practicing Polygyny
RLDS Mormons have never practiced polygyny, or any form of Polygamy, in the history of their religion
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