The Jews were a stiffnecked people; and they despised the words of plainness, and killed the prophets, and sought for things that they could not understand. Wherefore ... God hath taken away his plainness from them. 4:14
"If I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me,
I will command my people; otherwise they shall hearken unto these things."
Notice that Jacob condemned polygamy, except when the Lord wants his people "to raise up seed unto" him.
to justify
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along with his .
2:30
"We keep the law of Moses."
Since the Nephites obeyed all the Old Testament laws, shouldn't modern Mormons?"
4:5