Polygamy was prominent in Romney's family tree

While Mitt Romney condemns polygamy and its prior practice by his church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Republican presidential candidate's great-grandfather had five wives and at least one of his great-great-grandfathers had 12.
Douglas C. Pizac, Associated PressParley P. Pratt, the great-great-grandfather of Mitt Romney, was a polygamist with 12 wives. Polygamy was not just a historical footnote but a prominent element in the family tree of the former Massachusetts governor now seeking to become the first LDS president.

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Foundation explaining polygamy via the Net

Jim Engebretsen has never met a polygamist, but as a Mormon who has spent most of his life outside Utah, he knows people expect him to be an expert on the subject.

Or be a polygamist himself.

So he became one — an expert, not a polygamist — and started the nonprofit More Good Foundation to combat misconceptions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the Internet.


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