Tag Archives: Polygamy

Why Would “Five Wives” Brand Offend Mormons?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Sharon Lindbloom

Much has been written over last week or so about Idaho’s ban of the sale of a particular brand of vodka because of its label. The spirit, made at Ogden’s Own Distillery in Utah, is called Five Wives Vodka, and … Continue reading →

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A Vision of Mormonism’s Premortality

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Sharon Lindbloom

Did you know that no women chose the side of Lucifer in Mormonism’s premortal War in Heaven? Of course, this is not official LDS Church doctrine, but according to a vision received by Mosiah Hancock in 1855, every female spirit … Continue reading →

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A real crisis

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Eric Johnson

Two articles have come out this past week that show the LDS Church is a bit concerned with its people finding out the true history of the church. Marlin Jensen, a general authority who is going to be leaving his … Continue reading →

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Two men for every three women?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Eric Johnson

In Utah, the issue of polygamy is a very sensitive topic. Should the topic of one man marrying more than one wife somehow come up in a conversation, watch the eyes roll and folks run away from the conversation. So, … Continue reading →

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Nauvoo Women: An Overlooked History of the Mormon Relief Society

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

This year (2011) Mormon ladies have been learning about the history of the Church’s Relief Society, said to be “the Lord’s organization for woman.” Julie B. Beck, the Relief Society general president wrote that “understanding our history is not only … Continue reading →

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Why are non-Mormons uncomfortable with Mormonism?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

On October 10 (2011) LDS blogger Joanna Brooks posted an interview with Patrick Mason, author of The Mormon Menace: Violence and Anti-Mormonism in the Postbellum South (Oxford University Press, 2011). The topic of the interview: “Why Do Southerners Call Mormonism … Continue reading →

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Mormons believe A Study in Scarlet is inaccurate

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

Following the complaint of a student’s mother, the Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, has been reviewed and removed from a Virginia school district’s sixth-grade reading list as age-inappropriate. It isn’t because the archaic writing style may prove difficult … Continue reading →

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The Dysfunctional Doctrine of Mormon Polygamy

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

Continuing our discussion about Mormon polygamy, on June 29 (2011) Doug Gibson, from Ogden’s Standard-Examiner, recounted the toll the 19th century practice of polygamy took on LDS “marriages and hearts.” He wrote, “Polygamy was a contradictory doctrine, and extremely dysfunctional. … Continue reading →

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Where did the Mormon doctrine of polygamy come from?
Emma knew.

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

On July 12, 1843 Joseph Smith recorded what Mormons believe was a revelation from God “relating to the new and everlasting covenant, including the eternity of the marriage covenant, as also plurality of wives” (Introduction to D&C 132). In this … Continue reading →

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Rebecca Swain Williams: More To Her Story

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

The April 2011 edition of Ensign magazine includes an article about early Latter-day Saint Rebecca Swain Williams. As the article notes, Rebecca and her husband, Fredrick G. Williams, converted to the LDS Church in late 1830 while living in Kirtland, … Continue reading →

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