10-17-2007, 09:47 PM | #1 |
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Question regarding wives of JS
Joseph Smith had a couple 14 year old wives, and also married a couple women after sending their first husbands away on a mission. So here's the question....do most of you believe that he was called of God to marry what are essentially still children, and other already married women? Or do you think that a better explanation is that nobody is perfect, including JS, and this was just being human? Or was it something else? Having not found out about that stuff until my mission, it's something that I've always wondered about.
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I've only been a member here for a few days, so sorry to rehash this discussion. I'll just head over to CB and get their opinion. I'll bet they'll be openminded on the subject.
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The general consensus was, it's an oddity, we didn't understand it, there might be more to it, but a majority doubted God called him to do that. There were some who dissented and believed it came from God. The majority opinion wondered and surmised, it was a man being a man, but that God would deal with it in the hereafter. That can save you a lot of reading. But we've had three to five threads on this very same subject. Do a search if you want entertaining reading on the subject.
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I have more questions concerning polygamy than strong opinions. I guess I am like many in that regard. If pinned down my opinion today is that I am not convinced one way or the other concerning whether or not polygamy was originally of God in principle. If it was of God in principle, I believe what you described above was not the manner in which it was intended to be applicated. So in those cases my opinion, which is not to reach SE Idaho, is that Joseph Smith was not acting in accordance with God's will.
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