#1...Think about polygamy for a moment...and then compare that to what Genesis 2:24 & Jesus (Matthew 19:6) BOTH have said about marriage: It is a union where the TWO married participants become ONE FLESH.
Right?
Now. Mormons FOR GENERATIONS preferred to label "polygamy" as "plural marriage." Plural marriage? Does that mean "sister wives" are "ONE FLESH," too?
For those who think God had some sort of "polygamy formula" in the Old Testament, they have to deal with Gen. 2:24 and Matt. 19:6 -- where BOTH say (Jesus in Matt. 19:6) 2-become-1 flesh. Why again is that relevant? Because if you think a man becomes single "flesh" simultaneously with 2 or more women, then that means these people ALSO think two "sister wives" also become "one flesh." And once you go there, on what grounds do you claim God doesn't "ordain" lesbian "marriages"?
#2...I have some 19th century quotes from Lds leaders who showed they thought polygamy was superior to monogamy because it pre-empted prostitution. (Wow! Some elevation of monogamy that is!)
I really don’t have a dog in the fight, as I am neither Mormon or a Polygamist.
My understanding was that women outnumbered men, so when the Mormons arrived at Salt Lake, they chose polygamy as a way to survive.
If I am wromg, no woories.