nuclearfuels Posted October 30, 2021 Posted October 30, 2021 When missionaries share the gospel with polygamous families in countries where such is legal, what happens?
Popular Post Olmec Donald Posted October 31, 2021 Popular Post Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) Forty plus years ago I was a missionary in Europe. We were a week or two away from baptizing a family who came from a country where polygamy was legal. At no doubt enormous personal expense to the family, the second wife and her children flew in from their home country (overseas) so they could be baptized too. This was all a complete surprise, to say the least. We were not allowed to baptize any of them. Imo they had done nothing wrong. It still haunts me. Edited October 31, 2021 by Olmec Donald 7
Popular Post JustAnAustralian Posted October 31, 2021 Popular Post Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) Quote Handbook section 38.2.3.8: Adults Involved in Plural Marriage An adult who has previously encouraged, taught, or been involved in the practice of plural marriage must receive approval from the First Presidency before he or she may be baptized and confirmed. The mission president may request this approval from the Office of the First Presidency. The request should provide information about the person’s past involvement in plural marriage and his or her subsequent repentance and current family situation. I would expect the missionaries to let the mission president know as soon as they find out so that the appropriate discussions could be had before it came to the baptismal interview. Edited October 31, 2021 by JustAnAustralian 5
Fether Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 3 hours ago, JustAnAustralian said: I would expect the missionaries to let the mission president know as soon as they find out so that the appropriate discussions could be had before it came to the baptismal interview. I’ve found that the first presidency wants wants to make situations like these work. On my mission, almost every time something required “First Presidency approval”, it was approved
mfbukowski Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 Let's see... If they were "legally and lawfully wed" they would not be breaking the law of Chastity.... 🤔 But if THAT was permitted, if you wanted to be a polygamist, all you would have to do is move to that country....
Robert F. Smith Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Olmec Donald said: Forty plus years ago I was a missionary in Europe. We were a week or two away from baptizing a family who came from a country where polygamy was legal. At no doubt enormous personal expense to the family, the second wife and her children flew in from their home country (overseas) so they could be baptized too. This was all a complete surprise, to say the least. We were not allowed to baptize any of them. Imo they had done nothing wrong. It still haunts me. You should have turned them over to the RLDS missionaries -- who permitted such baptisms. Edited October 31, 2021 by Robert F. Smith 2
Olmec Donald Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said: You should have turned them over to the RLDS missionaries -- who permitted such bapatisms. They do? Then I like that idea. Didn't think of it of course, and don't know if the RLDS even have a presence where I was, but that would have been a much better outcome. 1
Hamba Tuhan Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) I previously lived in a nation where polygyny is legal. We don't baptise people currently practising it, just as we don't baptise people who are wed to same-sex partners in nations where that is a legal option. Edited October 31, 2021 by Hamba Tuhan 3
The Nehor Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 No baptism and missionaries are not supposed to encourage a divorce or divorces either to let them get baptized. 3
Hamba Tuhan Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, The Nehor said: Missionaries are not supposed to encourage a divorce or divorces either to let them get baptized. Correct. An important addition.
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