Show i j ro r r X K W r I W i ro LH HH t tT T t i r I 1 OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY j jI f I PRESIDENT JOSEPH JOSEPt F SMITH i I II V Inasmuch as there are arc numerous reports rorIs in i circulation that thai plural hiral marriages have been entered 1 X 1 into mb contrary to lo lilt official declaration of President Woodruff of 0 September Se 26 aO 1890 commonly called the lie manifesto which whir was tas m issued by President Woodruff and ali adopted by the Ie Church at dl az its ils general geleal f t conference October 6 1890 which forbade any nl marriages of the lime law of the land laud I 1 Joseph JosephP t P F Smith SW President of the Ile Church of Jesus J Christ of Saints aIs hereby affirm and ali declare delare that Ial 1 no 10 such suei marriages have lae been bul solemnized with the le sanction consent or knowledge of the Ilc Church of I Jesus Christ of J I 1 I hereby announce that thai iia all al such marriages are arc prohibited and ald if any alY officer or 0 member leber of 01 the tlc i Church shall assume to lo s l or or enter into info any alV such marriage he hc will wil be bc deemed dem cd in transgression against the tlC Church and will ui be bc liable to be bc dealt deal with according to 10 the Ilic tlC rules and aud regulations thereof and aud ald excommunicated JOSEPH P F SMITH STI i President of 01 the Site tlC Church of 01 Jesus J Christ of Lai Saints Sa il Is y A 14 RESOLUTION OF OR Or 1 President Francis F a cs M I r Lyman 1 introduced radd i the 1 following t Resolved that we wc the tc members of the Ilc Clinic Church of Jesus I SI Christ of laUerda Saints Sails Sai it il i general conference assembled hereby approve a lo and ali endorse the Iha statement and ald declaration of President Joseph oseN JosephI J T i f I F Smith just host to this Iltis Ili conference concerning plural marriages and ald will ui support the thc courts of the Ilie 1 Church in it il the Ilic tie enforcement thereof 1 j I 1 11 H I |