Editing Mormonism and polygamy (section)

==== Morality and preventing temptation ====
An early church leader argued that polygamy has historically been the main form of marriage and that polygamy is the most moral form of marriage.<ref name=":8" />{{rp|44}} Polygamy was sometimes explained as a way to prevent men from falling into sexual temptation,<ref name="Hardy 2007 117"/> while monogamy was immoral and increased the likelihood of sexual temptation.<ref name=":8" />{{rp|44}}