Here is an idea:
Years ago, God commanded that the saints live the law of consecration, but it was later recanted because the saints were not ready for it.
Perhaps the law of polygamy is the same way, being more profound than we realize, insomuch that even our mortal prophets struggle with certain, um, side effects. As much as we tend to deify our prophets while still in mortality, the reality is they are subject to the same temptations and weaknesses as the rest of us.
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