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Official Declaration 1

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Authority Level: canon
Doctrinal Status: Canonical scripture page from the Church's official scripture study site.
Canonical Link: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/od/1
Source Type: scripture

Excerpt

From the 1860s to the 1880s, the United States government passed laws to make this religious practice illegal. These laws were eventually upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. After receiving revelation, President Wilford Woodruff issued the following Manifesto, which was accepted by the Church as authoritative and binding on October 6, 1890. This led to the end of the practice of plural marriage in the Church. To Whom I