Mormon Momma

A friend once told me, “Three moves are as good as a fire.” Having just moved, I can attest to the benefit of massive purging. One such benefit came in the form of the discovery of some lost notes.

Whenever humanly possible, I attend Education Week at BYU. Years ago, when we lived in Florida—probably in the late 90’s—I attended a class that had three overflows. It was given my Kenneth Godfrey and titled, “Plural Marriage.” Now, I suspect, you understand the overflow situation.

I wrote down some interesting stuff, but there was one quote that I’ve been looking for ever since. Godfrey repeated it again and again because everyone wanted the specific wording. I was almost comical, but at least a testament to me that I’m not the only crazy person in the church. The quote is from a letter from the First Presidency to Brother Godfrey (and, presumably, to some other CES-type folk) to correct misinformation perpetuated (not without authoritative backup, mind you) by seminary teachers. The letter said:

There is no truth to the statement that you must practice or accept plural marriage to remain in the highest degree of the celestial kingdom.

I feel better already.