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 13...