There are a lot of misperceptions and half-truths out there still about the LDS church IMHO. Like some lady was trying to convince me, a member, that polygamy is still practice today because she saw it on TV so it must be true. Sheesh
Actually, polygamy is practiced, not by mainstream Mormons, but still in different places by Mormon offshoots. I believe that some are moving down to Texas.
These "Mormon offshoots" are members of the Fundamental Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which has nothing to do with the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church) and, yes, they still practice polygamy. When people call them Mormons they propagate the misconception that the mainstream religion continues to practice polygamy. It was practiced to a limited extent up to 120 years ago by the mainstream religion but the practice was discontinued completely and anyone practicing it excommunicated as they are today. These fundamentalists are certainly NOT Mormons.