ives ▁after ▁they ▁have ▁received ▁the ▁sacr ament ▁of ▁Holy ▁Bapt ism . ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁mission aries ▁in ▁Ma as ai ▁also ▁toler ate ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁pol yg amy ▁and ▁in ▁Southern ▁Sud an , ▁some ▁pol yg am ists ▁are ▁becoming ▁Luther an ▁Christians . ▁ ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Lamb eth ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union ▁ruled ▁that ▁pol yg amy ▁was ▁perm iss ible ▁in ▁certain ▁circumstances : ▁ ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement ▁ ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁what ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁indicated ▁was ▁a ▁revel ation , ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁pl ural ▁marriage , ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁one ▁man ▁to ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁women , ▁was ▁instit uted ▁among ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁Despite ▁Smith ' s ▁revel ation , ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁Do ctrine ▁and ▁C oven ants , ▁written ▁after ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁pl ural ▁marriage ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁pract iced , ▁public ly ▁condem ned ▁pol yg amy . ▁This ▁script ure ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁John ▁Taylor ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁to ▁qu ash ▁M orm on ▁pol yg amy ▁rum ors ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁England . ▁Pol yg amy ▁was ▁made ▁illegal ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Illinois ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 9 – 4