Heavenly Mothers? LDS Doctrine Exposes Polygamist View of God
Mormon doctrine doesn’t reflect the heart, character, or justice of the true God of the Bible. The idea that God is a polygamist with multiple wives—and that women are eternally bound to men in a hierarchy where they have no equal standing or freedom—is not just troubling. It’s completely foreign to the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Bible teaches that there is one God (Deuteronomy 6:4), and He is not an exalted man with celestial wives. He is eternal, unchanging, holy, and complete in Himself (Malachi 3:6; Isaiah 44:6). Nowhere in Scripture do we see God portrayed as a polygamist. In fact, biblical marriage consistently points to one man and one woman in covenant love, reflecting Christ’s love for His Church (Ephesians 5:31–32). That’s the true pattern—not Joseph Smith’s manipulative vision of celestial polygamy. You're absolutely right—Doctrine & Covenants 132, which lays out eternal polygamy, has never been renounced. It’s still canonized LDS scripture. And leaders like Nelson ...