Definitions for "1890 Manifesto"
The 1890 Manifesto, sometimes simply called The Manifesto, is a statement which officially renounced the practice of plural marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (see also "Mormon"). Signed by President Wilford Woodruff in September of 1890, the Manifesto was a dramatic turning point in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.