“The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy.”

Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses – Volume 11 (Liverpool, England: Brigham Young, Jr., 1867), 269.

“Plural marriage is not essential to salvation or exaltation.”

Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, “Plural Marriage” (Salt Lake City, UT: Bookcraft, 1979 – 2nd edition), 578.