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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
Apples and oranges, IMO. It might be a better analogy if we were all asked to lie about the fact that we have a temple ceremony upon leaving the temple. When asked about polygamy, JS swore on all that was holy that it was a vicious lie.
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They also lied to converts in Europe about it. Parley Pratt published a famous (or perhaps infamous) article in an English paper citing the BofM as proof that the Mormon church did not practise polygamy. Humble folks joined the church came to Utah and surprise, surprise, Utah is in full blown polygamy. Too late and too poor to turn back most just stuck it out.
Nice legacy.