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Baloney.

Equating polygamy with a perceived inferiority of women is an unwarranted assumption.

I find it amusing that you would know more about what *I* believe than me.

My wife stays at home while I run my business. I don’t think she is inferior. Are you now claiming anyone who agrees with McConkie thinks homemakers are inferior? Furthermore, since when has McConkie’s writings been Scripture to the LDS? Another strawman.

Why do LDS women in Utah have a higher than average use of anti-depressants? What exactly is the cause? Your constant psychoanalysis of the negative self-image of LDS women is highly dubious since the most likely cause is stress relief. Since Utah is predominantly LDS, its alcohol consumption is dead last in the US. Why? Because the church expressly prohibits alcohol whereas anti-depressants have no explicit prohibition. So, to an LDS wishing to relieve stress while abiding by the church’s teachings; what others normally take to relieve stress, namely alcohol, is a non-starter but anti-depressants work just as well and carries no explicit ban. Get a prescription and viola! Stress relief via Zoloft.

Are you honest enough to admit I’m right?

It is stressful raising large number of children (friends of ours who are Evangelicals have five children - the wife is a homemaker, a registered nurse, but is taking psychotropic medication - she told us why and it has nothing to do with feeling inferior - it’s for stress). LDS women have limited time for relaxation, shoulder a greater burden of raising the children due to the father’s constant absence from the home, lack time to hang out with friends.

Heck, I was supposed to hang out with a buddy last night but had to cancel since my wife wanted to spend time with me. When we go on family vacations and I want to go to the East Coast and she wants to go to California we compromise; we go to California.

As one who has lived within the LDS faith for my entire adult life, I can’t think of any LDS women who think they are inferior to men. I know my wife will just laugh in my face if I ever suggested it (pssst, don’t tell her).

Baloney. Equating polygamy with a perceived inferiority of women is an unwarranted assumption.

Bawahahaha, the 'eternal principle' established shortly after the mormonite movement began. The treatment of those women paraded the low status of women.

Are you now claiming anyone who agrees with McConkie thinks homemakers are inferior?

Homemakers are not inferior - molly mormons who are not allowed to inspire above that is making women inferior.

Furthermore, since when has McConkie’s writings been Scripture to the LDS? Another strawman.

The APOSTLE McConkie (as well as all the other apostles) speak to doctrine all the time - why else would there be the GC with everyone on the edge of their seats for the next word).

So, to an LDS wishing to relieve stress while abiding by the church’s teachings; what others normally take to relieve stress, namely alcohol, is a non-starter but anti-depressants work just as well and carries no explicit ban. Get a prescription and viola! Stress relief via Zoloft.

Thank you for confirming this. So mormon women have to resort to prescription drug abuse to enable them to put up with their secondary status.

shoulder a greater burden of raising the children due to the father’s constant absence from the home, lack time to hang out with friends.

Because the MAN is more important, has to handle church business, little wifie stay home, don't get out because I the mormon MAN is the only one allowed to - thanks eddie for making my point.

...since when has McConkie’s writings been Scripture to the LDS? Another strawman.

What? Are you the "mighty scripture quoter" now arguing with Joseph Smith?

Did not the "canonized" Smith say: "And let them journey from thence preaching the word by the way, saying none other things than that which the prophets and apostles have written... (D&C 52:9)
"...the day cometh that they who will not hear the voice of the Lord...neither give heed to the words of the prophets and apostles, shall be cut off from among the people. (D&C 1:14)

Since you apparently don't give much "heed" to "apostle" McConkie, and "preach other things than which" the apostle McConkie has "written," are you at risk of being "cut off" from Mormons?

As these verses show, LDS deem apostles & prophets as interchangeable -- something confirmed by this BYU prof. [Therefore, Mormons are to "heed" the words of McConkie]:

"...the LDS believe that ALL apostles are prophets in the former sense ["prophets who hold the apostolic keys of the kingdom and preside over the whole church,"] and therefore we often do not distinguish between apostles and prophets, but customarily use the term prophet for both." (BYU prof Stephen Robinson, How Wide the Divide, p. 62)

So you not only take issue with Smith & Lds canonized "scripture," but also BYU profs, eh? Funny to watch Mormons squirm when they realize that apostles like McConkie preside over them in this "spiritual" sort of way!