“If, then, this principle was of such great importance that the Prophet himself was threatened with destruction, and the best men in the Church with being excluded from the favor of the Almighty, if they did not enter into and establish the practice of it upon the earth, it is useless to tell me that there is no blessing attached to obedience to the law, or that a man with only one wife can obtain as great a reward, glory or kingdom as he can with more than one, being equally faithful.”Joseph F. Smith, July 7, 1878 · Plural Marriage—For the Righteous Only—Obedience Imperative—Blessings Resulting · JD 20:24-31