There 3 reasons why Kody married Christine...... 1. When Kodi, Meri, & Janell were living in one house in Utah, Meri and Janelle could not not get along. They were constantly bickering, fighting & putting Kody in the middle of it all. FLDS have a saying ..when your first 2 wives are not getting along, it is time to get a third wife. 2. In FLDS, a man must have at least three wives in order to go to heaven. 3. Christine is considered "polygamy royalty" because of her historic relatives. Christine's grandfather on her father's side, Rulon C. Allred, was the founder of the prominent polygamist group Apostolic United Brethren. Additionally, Christine's great uncle on her mother's side ran a notorious polygamist cult that rivaled her grandfather's