Question: How many husbands can a Mormon woman have?

In 1998, the LDS Church created a new policy that a woman may also be sealed to more than one man. A woman, however, may not be sealed to more than one man while she is alive. She may only be sealed to subsequent partners after both she and her husband(s) have died.

Can a woman have multiple husbands in Utah?

While plural marriage is illegal under Utahs constitution, officials in the state have largely chosen not to prosecute those involved. In 2001, polygamist Tom Green became the first man to be convicted of bigamy in more than half a century over his marriage to five women.

What is expected of a Mormon woman?

Mormon women have the specific responsibility to be righteous daughters of God; good, faithful wives; and loving mothers. A woman should give her greatest priority to her home: her husband, her family, and the opportunity to child-bearing.

What Religion Can you have multiple husbands?

Fraternal polyandry is practiced among Tibetans in Nepal and parts of China, in which two or more brothers are married to the same wife, with the wife having equal sexual access to them. It is associated with partible paternity, the cultural belief that a child can have more than one father.

United States: Polygamy is illegal in all 50 states however in Utah, in February 2020, the law was significantly changed in the House and Senate to reduce polygamy to the status of a traffic ticket. It is still illegal federally according to the Edmunds Act.

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