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Originally Posted by Rathji
I am terrible with scripture, but I don't think there is an incident of plural marriage in the Book of Mormon. To explain why it was adopted by early LDS was there were many righteous sisters who were without husbands to care for them, partially through death from the mobs who drove them from pretty much every place they lived before the Salt Lake Valley and partiall y because less men were converted in the early days. To help care for these women, they were assigned to the care of men who had the means to support them and their children.
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This is what I was told growing up as well, but it isn't quite true. Some of the prophets and apostles were married to women who already had living husbands. This issue led to Parley P. Pratt's death as the husband of one of Pratt's new wives was not that pleased that he had taken his wife. Info like this can be easily found on wiki and other reputable sites.