The public practice of plural marriage by the church was announced .
The public practice of plural marriage by the church was defended in 1852 by a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles , Orson Pratt , by the request of church president Brigham Young .
The public practice of plural marriage by the church was announced and defended in 1852 by a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles , Orson Pratt , by the request of church president Brigham Young .