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To: raccoonradio
Didn’t Utah have to outlaw polygamy to join the union though?

Yes, but Romney's Grandfather moved to Mexico so he could keep his multiple wives.
9 posted on 08/06/2011 9:47:56 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

Hmm...looking up George Romney (his dad) in Wikipedia:
>>Romney’s grandparents were polygamous Mormons who fled the United States with their children because of the federal government’s opposition to polygamy

Under “Mormons”:
>>Mormons are often associated with polygamy. Many early Mormons did in fact practice polygamy, though the practice was disavowed by the LDS Church in 1890 and phased out over the next 15 years. The vast majority of modern Mormons are monogamists.

The page shows some famous Mormons incl. Romney, Dingy Harry, Marie Osmond, Jon Huntsman, Glenn Beck


12 posted on 08/06/2011 9:53:40 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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