The Polygamist God of Mormonism Is Not the God of the Bible


Many lifelong Latter-day Saints have grown up hearing comforting references to “Heavenly Parents.” For years, the idea floated quietly, wrapped in poetic hymns and soft teachings. But recent statements by LDS apostle Dallin H. Oaks have removed any ambiguity. While speaking in Belgium, he plainly declared: “We are children of heavenly parents.” Not metaphorical. Not symbolic. Plural. And if LDS leaders truly speak by the Holy Spirit—as Mormon doctrine claims—then this is not merely a cultural teaching. It’s doctrine.

The implications are staggering. If there is more than one heavenly mother, then according to Mormon theology, God is a polygamist.

This is not a fringe interpretation. The foundation was laid by Joseph Smith, who claimed to restore “eternal truths” that had supposedly been lost. Among them was polygamy, or “plural marriage,” codified in Doctrine and Covenants 132, which states that God gave multiple wives to Abraham, David, and others as a model (Doctrine and Covenants 132:1–4, 37–39). Though the LDS Church officially discontinued the practice in 1890 due to government pressure, the doctrine itself was never repudiated—just deferred to the afterlife.

Even today, Mormon sealing policy reflects this reality. Men can be sealed to more than one woman in life or death. Women, however, cannot. LDS President Russell M. Nelson and Apostle Dallin H. Oaks are both currently sealed to two women. By LDS logic, they are eternally married to both. This is not symbolic. It is literal theology.

Let’s be clear: This is not the God of the Bible.

The God of Scripture is not a polygamist, nor is His heavenly kingdom modeled after male-centered plural marriage. The Bible teaches that marriage was designed by God as a union between one man and one woman—a reflection of Christ’s exclusive relationship with His Church (Ephesians 5:31–33). Jesus Himself affirmed monogamy in Matthew 19:4–6 when He said, “From the beginning, God made them male and female,” and “the two shall become one flesh.” Not three, not five—two.

In contrast, the Mormon framework turns heaven into a patriarchal hierarchy where women are eternally bound to men, often alongside other women, without recourse or choice. That’s not just unbiblical. It’s dehumanizing. The idea that the structure of eternal glory is modeled after a 19th-century frontier polygamist household should be a red flag for any serious seeker of truth.

And let’s not forget the theological bait-and-switch. Mormonism claims to be Christian. But this belief system promotes a different God, a different Jesus, and a different gospel—one centered on eternal progression, temple rituals, and celestial marriage, not on the finished work of Jesus Christ. Paul warns in Galatians 1:6–9 against “another gospel”—a false message that deviates from the truth of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

This isn’t just a theological dispute. It’s a matter of truth versus error, light versus darkness.

I do not say any of this out of spite, but out of concern. To those questioning the teachings of the LDS Church—especially women struggling with the implications of eternal polygamy—I urge you to look to Scripture. The true God doesn’t demand that women be eternally sealed to shared husbands. He doesn’t offer salvation through secret ceremonies or endless spiritual subjugation.

He offers grace, truth, and freedom through Jesus Christ (John 1:14; Romans 5:1–2). The biblical gospel declares that “if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36, NLT).

If something deep inside you recoils at the vision of a polygamist heaven, listen to that discomfort. God gave you a conscience and a hunger for truth. Let that hunger lead you—not to man-made doctrines, but to the living Word of God.

When you’re ready to examine the real Jesus, not the one invented by Joseph Smith, the gospel of grace is still available. There is still time to leave the “other gospel” behind and embrace the truth that leads to eternal life.


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Sources:

The Holy Bible, New Living Translation. Tyndale House Publishers, 2015.

Doctrine and Covenants. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1981, Section 132.

Oaks, Dallin H. “Belgium Ministry Visit Remarks.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2023.

Paul, the Apostle. Epistle to the Galatians. New Testament, Gal. 1:6–9.

Paul, the Apostle. Epistle to the Ephesians. New Testament, Eph. 5:31–33.

Jesus Christ. The Gospel According to Matthew. New Testament, Matt. 19:4–6; John 8:36.

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