Polygamy: Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, was the first Mormon prophet to practice polygamy.

Mormon Handbook.com ^ | 2010-2011

[Elsie]

Leviticus

20:11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

20:12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

20:14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

20:15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

20:16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

20:17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

20:18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

20:19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

20:20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

20:21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

[Elsie]

One half of all people have below average In the US the number is 54%

The chances are even that your doctor graduated in the lower half of his class!

(My average is           )

[Elsie]

FR used to have a pretty good LDS caucus. I guess they’ve all been banned now. I find that a bit sad.

So true...

Some of my best buds used to post there.

--MormonDude(Too bad they just didn't want to follow the RULES and managed to insult the OWNER of FR and be rather nasty folks at times.)

[Elsie]

For older and more mature women:

For his FIRST wife:

 

 

THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 132

 

  51–57, Emma Smith is counseled (commanded) to be faithful and true; 58–66, Laws governing the plurality of wives are set forth.

 

 

  51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to ^aprove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.

  52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, ^areceive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.

  53 For I am the Lord thy God, and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my servant Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he hath been ^afaithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will strengthen him.

  54 And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and ^acleave unto my servant Joseph, and to none else. But if she will not abide this commandment she shall be ^bdestroyed, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy her if she abide not in my law.

  55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an ^ahundredfold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of ^beternal lives in the eternal worlds.

  56 And again, verily I say, let mine handmaid ^aforgive my servant Joseph his trespasses; and then shall she be forgiven her trespasses, wherein she has trespassed against me; and I, the Lord thy God, will bless her, and multiply her, and make her heart to ^brejoice. 

 

 

 

 

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Whatever HAPPENED to Emma???

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Eliza was a devout Mormon. At age 38, she became Joseph Smith's 14th plural wife (in addition to Smith's lawful wife, Emma). In 1842, after learning Eliza was pregnant, Emma Smith beat Eliza with a broomstick and knocked her down a flight of stairs, causing Eliza to miscarry Smith's baby.

 

 

Wow!!

 

 

I guess ol' Emma got VAPORIZED by GOD!!!

 

 

We know that multiply him thing sure didn't work out!

[Elsie]

“Are you not afraid to call the Lord’s anointed a cursed liar?”

“No,” she replied, “I am not for he does lie and he knows it”

[Elsie]

What goes with Mormons being able to get away with this in this day and age?

Well; some of them DO end up in JAIL!!

[Elsie]

I want a FRiend to give a convincing argument why polygamy is a danger to our society...

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Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress forbidding plural marriage...

I hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws..."

~ Wilford Woodruff, 4th LDS President

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We just CAN'T have a bunch of LAWBREAKERS in our society without ill effects.

Just LOOK what "CHOICE" has done to us!

[Elsie]

;^)

[Elsie]

Not much of a Mormon.

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"Now if any of you will deny the plurality of wives, and continue to do so, I promise that you will be damned;

and I will go still further and say, take this revelation, or any other revelation that the Lord has given,

and deny it in your feelings, and I promise that you will be damned.

Brigham Young - JoD 3:266 (July 14, 1855)

[Elsie]

The church is indebted to these Journals for a reliable record of discourses and sayings of the Prophet of the New Dispensation — Joseph Smith — which but for him would have been lost forever. The same is true as to the discourses and sayings of Brigham Young, and other leading elders of the church;

And so are WE!

[fishtank]

Willard McBush WANTS polygamy in the afterlife. It makes him no different from practicing it NOW.

Pro-Abortion Basturd (sic) Rmoney 2002 YouTube video

[TSgt]

I think you need to work on your reading skills. This occurred in the 17th century.

In modern news:

Cali priest convicted of sexual abuse of 3 children
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/22188-cali-priest-convicted-of-sexual-abuse-of-3-children.html
A priest from the southwestern Colombian city of Cali is convicted for the 2009 sexual abuse of three children when they were 10, 11 and 12.

Following the sexual abuse, the priest gave the victims money and gifts so they would not tell their parents, the press release said.

According to statistics by Colombia’s Catholic Church, four clergies have been detained on charges of child abuse since 2010.

[wideminded]

What goes with Mormons being able to get away with this in this day and age?

Joseph Smith died 168 years ago.

[wideminded]

Q: What’s the most confusing day of the year for the citizens of the great state of Utah?

A: Father’s Day

Maybe I'm missing the joke here, but it seems to me that Mormons, even polygamous ones, are more likely to know exactly who their father is than members of many other groups. So there is no confusion about that.

[pennyfarmer]

A Catholic will own those beliefs and give justification for it. Mormons will not own any teachings unless they think you are ready. One hallmark of Mormonism is the inability to argue with facts. History is not kind to the Mormon apologist.

The mere existance of the LDS church is a full frontal attack on Christianity. It makes a LDS caucus thread near impossible to post based on the vile hatred for Christians that Mormonism is based on.

[Turtlepower]

“Look, Mormonism is weird, but ALL theology is weird to someone else.”

Mormonism is not just weird - it is a false religion. Christians are commanded in the Bible to rebuke false teachers and proclaim the Truth.

I don’t find it sad at all that less mormons post here. In fact, my heart’s desire is that all mormons leave their false religion and embrace the Truth of Biblical Christianity.

[svcw]

THX 1138

[Tennessee Nana]

I want a FRiend to give a convincing argument why polygamy is a danger to our society, giving historical data as to its effects on social stability
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God said Dont do it..

[Elsie]

The trouble with most of us we'd rather be ruined by praise, than saved by criticism.

I'm sure there is something about MORMONism in this little adage...

[NorthernCrunchyCon]

In comparison to the prophet of Mormonism, Mohammed only had 11 wives. And he never attempted polygamy while his first wife, the one he was with the longest, was still alive.