tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post8624183676646713320..comments2023-05-23T07:40:49.972-07:00Comments on Woman At the Well: The Polygamy Issue Part 3: The LDS Church's 2013 Statement on Polygamy and My Response Because My Response is Important - Okay, Not ReallyAnna Maria Junushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-37947227229521397752014-08-18T15:52:01.817-07:002014-08-18T15:52:01.817-07:00I find it really interesting when the old Section ...I find it really interesting when the old Section 101 was present in the D&C. It was added while Joseph was alive, D&C revised while Joseph was alive and only removed a year or so before Brigham Young died.<br /><br />Somewhere in that long period of time someone, like a prophet, could have said "STOP THE PRESS!" and have gotten that section removed if for some reason it didn't accurately represent God's view on Polygamy at the time.<br /><br />They didn't.<br /><br />Would that represent being honest in all your doings?<br />Would that be in keeping with the oath and covenant of the priesthood? Think about the consequence if not.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-66460181120255639772014-03-06T14:27:40.088-08:002014-03-06T14:27:40.088-08:00VERY good.VERY good.heid2222https://www.blogger.com/profile/00926118391028496062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-47477263785243935492014-03-06T13:37:32.496-08:002014-03-06T13:37:32.496-08:00amen, and amenamen, and amenMungagungadinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337240409001885142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-9590337873492495872014-02-05T19:11:43.086-08:002014-02-05T19:11:43.086-08:00GREAT comments! It is pretty plain that the whole...GREAT comments! It is pretty plain that the whole reason that Brigham Young wanted polygamy to continue was due to power in terms of lineage. Polygamy ensured that men who held high offices in the Church had more children (i.e. "posterity") than others. The article was painting a false picture when it spoke of polygamy being the source of more LDS members. As you pointed out, more children would have been born overall if monogamous marriages had been the norm. What polygamy did was ensure that certain family lines had a large posterity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-56479948002828733262014-01-05T18:03:19.252-08:002014-01-05T18:03:19.252-08:00Kelly, I didn't make a comment on that one way...Kelly, I didn't make a comment on that one way or another. No, I don't think LGBT relationships should be illegal. I don't think that has anything to do with this subject. Anna Maria Junushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-23919806450958395212014-01-03T13:22:31.573-08:002014-01-03T13:22:31.573-08:00So are you saying LGBT relationships should be ill...So are you saying LGBT relationships should be illegal?Kelly Smithhttps://twitter.com/kellysmith2035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-62812814935496588792013-12-30T08:39:34.458-08:002013-12-30T08:39:34.458-08:00Thank you for pointing out the inconsistencies of ...Thank you for pointing out the inconsistencies of the essay. Your breakdown of the points is well done. Either they didn't think through their words too much or they were counting on the automatic nodding of heads instead of people actually analyzing and critiquing the veracity of the content. Megan D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-68355481023836113152013-12-20T09:27:39.316-08:002013-12-20T09:27:39.316-08:00Thank you for the link Mark. Here's a quote fr...Thank you for the link Mark. Here's a quote from it.<br /><br />"We are unanimous, all of the Brethren, in feeling and recommending that Indians marry Indians, and Mexicans marry Mexicans; the Chinese marry Chinese and the Japanese marry Japanese; that the Caucasians marry the Caucasians, and the Arabs marry Arabs."<br /><br />I don't think I need to comment on it since it already tells it all.<br /><br />I found this interesting as well - "For a wealthy person to marry a pauper promises difficulties."<br /><br />In other words, the poor marry the poor and stay there and the rich marry the rich and stay there. Each class to it's own. We wouldn't want poor people to get uppity. Sounds elitist. <br /><br />So if an LDS girl gets to BYU through scholarships and hardwork and she meets the son of a dentist, then they shouldn't marry because her parents live in a rented trailer.Anna Maria Junushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589846694967185982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-17027174030999793322013-12-20T00:38:43.285-08:002013-12-20T00:38:43.285-08:00Here is a link to a quote from Spencer W. Kimball ...Here is a link to a quote from Spencer W. Kimball saying that you should not inter marry written in 1982. http://www.mormonstudies.net/html/kimball/ir_marriage.html<br /><br />I loved your commentary, you hit the nail right on the head. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380650672909832981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-81322173875921700152013-12-19T21:37:58.174-08:002013-12-19T21:37:58.174-08:00You kicked some ass here, girl. Admire your passio...You kicked some ass here, girl. Admire your passion. I, too, think this "statement" is a complete joke and, such is the heat it will generate, will need to be replaced by a more honest "statement" sooner rather than later. And then another "more complete statement" etc. because these guys just refuse to tell the whole truth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-21145518769463806102013-12-19T16:18:59.184-08:002013-12-19T16:18:59.184-08:00Excellent. Very well spoken.Excellent. Very well spoken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226127102593234524.post-81925513024195348292013-12-19T06:54:23.369-08:002013-12-19T06:54:23.369-08:00Amen! Ah, to your commentary.Amen! Ah, to your commentary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com