I have studied both sides. And I can tell you there is nothing good about polygamy, at least for the women.
I have read Ann Young's book about her live as Brigham Young's 19th wife.
It was hell on earth.
Did you know Brigham taught that it was wrong to live with you wife if she was old?
Those women were never treated equally. Brigham always had a favorite wife. And for the evening meals, all the wives and kids would sit at a table with plain food. Brigham and his favorite wife would sit at another table with all the succulent delicacies a person could want.
He married widows in order to con them out of their property.
He ordered men to take multiple wives even if they didn't want to.
He told them they must 'live up to their privileges'.
Women were not loved by their husbands, they became property. As one of the Apostles said, "I think no more of getting another wife than I do of buying another cow." And it wasn't peaches and cream in the world of polygamy. Wives fought with each other. A lot. They hated each other.
So the last thing that polygamy ever was, was beautiful.
So the last thing that polygamy ever was, was beautiful.
Sin, like misery, needs company.
LDS apostle George Q. Cannon, who was an assistant to THREE (count 'em three) LDS presidents, being part of the "First Presidency," said a bit over a century ago: "The world doesn't believe in breeding, but we do."
(What's interesting when you look at fLDS publications & Web articles is which mainstream Mormons they cite...like LDS prophets Joseph Smith, John Taylor, Brigham Young and leaders like Cannon. It shows you that fundamentalist Mormonism began in the 19th century, not 20th century)
what books from woman who thought it was good did you read?
Have you read “No Man Knows My History”?
When Fawn Brodie began her research for the book in 1945 she was an active, believing Mormon with no ax to grind. She simply wanted to write a book of the history of the Mormon church.
With blessings from the church hierarchy including all the apostles and prophets she was given full access to all official church history and records in the church owned vault at their headquarters in Salt Lake City.
During her research of the church archives she made a shocking discovery that all Mormonism was based on a lie began by the founder Joseph Smith and his 1st vision which included the Golden Plates, the Book of Mormon, polygamy, on and on.
As she was about to publish her book and make public the factual findings and history of her church she was threatened with excommunication from her faith if she followed through with publication of the book.
Upon publication of the book the Mormon church made good on their threat of excommunication and she was dishonorably kicked out of the church and declared persona-non-gratis.
Since its publication in the mid 1940’s it remains one of the most definitive and accurate accounts of the actual beginnings and history of the Mormon church. Her book is still used as source material in modern day church history publications.