▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Fri ends , ▁including ▁but ▁not ▁limited ▁to , ▁the ▁Fund amental ist ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁( FL DS ▁Church ), ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁United ▁Bre th ren , ▁the ▁Cent enn ial ▁Park ▁group , ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ , ▁and ▁the ▁R igh te ous ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts . ▁ ▁Community ▁of ▁Christ ▁The ▁Community ▁of ▁Christ , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Re organ ized ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁( RL DS ▁Church ) ▁prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁has ▁never ▁san ction ed ▁pol yg amy ▁since ▁its ▁foundation ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁Joseph ▁Smith   III , ▁the ▁first ▁Pro ph et - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁R L DS ▁Church ▁following ▁the ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁Church , ▁was ▁an ▁ar dent ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁pl ural ▁marriage ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Smith ▁denied ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁practice ▁and ▁ins isted ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁origin ated ▁with ▁Br igh am ▁Young . ▁Smith ▁served ▁many ▁miss ions ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁and ▁interview ed ▁associ ates ▁and ▁women ▁claim ing ▁to ▁be ▁wid ows ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁who ▁attempted ▁to ▁present ▁him ▁with ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁contrary . ▁Smith ▁typically