ear ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁which ▁documented ▁that ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁was ▁still ▁pract icing ▁pol yg amy ▁sp ur red ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁Second ▁Man if esto ▁again ▁claim ing ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁ceased ▁performing ▁new ▁pl ural ▁mar ri ages . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁ex communic ated ▁those ▁who ▁entered ▁into , ▁or ▁performed , ▁new ▁pl ural ▁mar ri ages . ▁Even ▁so , ▁many ▁pl ural ▁hus b ands ▁and ▁w ives ▁continued ▁to ▁coh ab it ▁until ▁their ▁death s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁En for cement ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁Man if esto ▁caused ▁various ▁spl inter ▁groups ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁pl ural ▁marriage . ▁Pol yg amy ▁among ▁these ▁groups ▁pers ists ▁today ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁and ▁neighbor ing ▁states ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁spin - off ▁colon ies . ▁Pol yg am ist ▁churches ▁of ▁M orm on ▁origin ▁are ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" M orm on ▁fundamental ist " ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church . ▁Such ▁fundamental ists ▁often ▁use ▁a ▁pur port ed ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁revel ation ▁to ▁John ▁Taylor ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁their ▁authority ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁pl ural ▁marriage . ▁The ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Trib