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MikeWaters · 05-01-2007, 04:23 PM

The fundamentalists, they felt charged to continue polygamy so that its practice would not be lost on earth. I think the people who orginally broke up did so in sincerity.

Here is my question, could we conceptualize God as actually having a purpose for these people. In other words, these people were actually following God's will. And the people who ex'ed them were also following God's will.

So as a followup, if polygamy for some reason was restored to the LDS church, what would happen to the polygamists? Would they be folded into the church should they want to rejoin? And would this serve any useful purpose.

Highly speculative and not likely to happen. But interesting thought experiment.

Indy Coug · 05-01-2007, 04:27 PM

Personally, I have a hard time seeing the polygamists as a whole lining up to rejoin the LDS church upon the reinstitution of polygamy.

MikeWaters · 05-01-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Personally, I have a hard time seeing the polygamists as a whole lining up to rejoin the LDS church upon the reinstitution of polygamy.

Just in case, I think we should hold a huge clothes drive for them. Sorry, homespun just doesn't do it for me.

Detroitdad · 05-01-2007, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Just in case, I think we should hold a huge clothes drive for them. Sorry, homespun just doesn't do it for me.

And we should hire some modern hairstylists for them as well. This would definitely be a humanitarian and compassionate service rendered.

BigFatMeanie · 05-02-2007, 02:16 AM

After moving to South Jordan I've seen more polygamists in the past few months than I've seen in my whole life. The south end of the Salt Lake Valley is crawling with them. They girls/ladies stick out like a sore thumb - long hair in either braids or a bun, long plain dresses with long sleeves, very sturdy shoes. The boys/men are harder to spot. The men mostly work as dentists, businessmen, accountants, etc. and don't stand out - unless they're with their daughters or wife.

The wierdest thing is seeing two sister-wives shopping together. I always look at them and wonder which one is the senior wife. I usually guess that the older/more homely one is the senior wife and that the younger prettier one is the junior wife but you never can be sure.

05-01-2007, 04:23 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Two separate but parallel tracks of Mormonism The fundamentalists, they felt charged to continue polygamy so that its practice would not be lost on earth. I think the people who orginally broke up did so in sincerity. Here is my question, could we conceptualize God as actually having a purpose for these people. In other words, these people were actually following God's will. And the people who ex'ed them were also following God's will. So as a followup, if polygamy for some reason was restored to the LDS church, what would happen to the polygamists? Would they be folded into the church should they want to rejoin? And would this serve any useful purpose. Highly speculative and not likely to happen. But interesting thought experiment.

05-01-2007, 04:27 PM	#2
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	Personally, I have a hard time seeing the polygamists as a whole lining up to rejoin the LDS church upon the reinstitution of polygamy.

05-02-2007, 02:16 AM	#5
BigFatMeanie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Jordan Posts: 1,725	After moving to South Jordan I've seen more polygamists in the past few months than I've seen in my whole life. The south end of the Salt Lake Valley is crawling with them. They girls/ladies stick out like a sore thumb - long hair in either braids or a bun, long plain dresses with long sleeves, very sturdy shoes. The boys/men are harder to spot. The men mostly work as dentists, businessmen, accountants, etc. and don't stand out - unless they're with their daughters or wife. The wierdest thing is seeing two sister-wives shopping together. I always look at them and wonder which one is the senior wife. I usually guess that the older/more homely one is the senior wife and that the younger prettier one is the junior wife but you never can be sure.