If he did, are we not under this same commandment? If he did, was the church restored through him bound to obey this doctrine, as eternal in its nature and everlasting in its purposes?
2007-11-22 06:59:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
If you honestly believe that God came down from the heavens and told Joseph his was the "one true religion", which included polygamy then yes, you would need to practice it as well. Mormons gave it up in exchange for statehood, not because God came down and changed his mind.
Of course if you are sensible and study history you will see that Joseph was a businessman with an active libido.
2007-11-22 07:10:16 · answer #1 · answered by Landlord 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Plural marriages arise for two reasons. The first is due to a high rate of child mortality and a surplus of women. The men who can support more than one wife get more so they can be assured of having more children. This is also an excellent way to spread your own doctrine because you breed more believers.
The second reason is more ego. A man wants to have more wives because he wants to fool around and not pay the consequences. He justifies fooling around by setting up a religious dogma that allows it. It's fairly easy to attract like-minded men to such a philosophy, but it has its drawbacks when the sons grow up and try to do the same. They fight over the available women, they press GIRLS into marriage, they keep other eligible men from getting wives.
That's the reason plural marriage is unacceptable in the US. It strips women of the right to choose (illegal) and presses underage girls into unwanted marriages (illegal) and leads to violence, kidnapping and rape.
The woman who testified before Congress and got them to outlaw plural marriages was the 18th wife of Brigham Young.
If society collapses to the point that less than 1% of humans survive, monogamous marriage will probably go out the window for a couple of generations, but once the sexes have become equal again, it is unnecessary and dangerous.
2007-11-22 07:33:58 · answer #2 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you feel that questions about "Prophets," teaching and practicing plural marriage and "god's" commandments, the restoration of the church, and eternal nature, ad nauseum, should be asked in the Religion & Spirituality category? I do.
2007-11-22 07:16:12 · answer #3 · answered by WMD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although Joseph Smith thought of himself a prophet there is no record of him practicing polygamy before he died. The concept of plural marriage at that time was concocted Brigham Young and was probably due to his perceived need to populate the territory of Utah and to satisfy the lusts of men. At that time there was a shortage of women so, it became share and share alike.
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2007-11-23 05:14:15 · answer #4 · answered by gatita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the time of Joseph Smith polygamy was not against the law.
2007-11-22 07:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by Shary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joseph of the Bible probably wasn't a prophet. I don't know how many wives he had. 12 sons. If it was a different Joseph. Okay, if he says so. I cant argue with that.
2007-11-22 07:07:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Plural marriages in any US states, is against the
law.Not even a preacher tell es you it's OK.
2007-11-22 07:15:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
either you are a mormon and you need to go ask your preacher ( or whatever you all call them) or you are weird......Nobody on here will know if that guy is a prophet or not or if he received anything...Personally I believe mormons are full of it!
2007-11-22 07:05:18 · answer #8 · answered by RaeRae 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you ask ? Thinking on becoming a moron... oops I mean mormon.
2007-11-22 07:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by boopbaddabing 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋