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Tex · 05-02-2007, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by creekster

That would be amen "Sis."

Oops, apologies. Corrected.

marsupial · 05-02-2007, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Tex

Oops, apologies. Corrected.

No problem.

MikeWaters · 05-02-2007, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by marsupial

Polygamy is a deal breaker for me. If polygamy was reinstituted, I'd start taking my tithing dollars elsewhere... Probably to one of those really big Southern churches I'll surely find in Mississippi that offers free coffee and donuts and rock 'n' roll sermons.

Looks like if polygamy is reinstated Danimal may get a free upgrade!

marsupial · 05-02-2007, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Looks like if polygamy is reinstated Danimal may get a free upgrade!

If anyone is in need of an upgrade, it's Farrah

MikeWaters · 05-02-2007, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by marsupial

If anyone is in need of an upgrade, it's Farrah

You're right. That's why I've lost weight, cut my hair, and now shave once a week.

So when polygamy comes, you rebel, and Danimal dumps you, and you have a change of heart, don't come crawling to me!

We don't want no mudfooters in Texas!

BigFatMeanie · 05-02-2007, 03:25 AM

I once dreamed that my Mrs. Meanie and I and the little Meanies were walking down a road with other families. I don't know where we were going but we were trudging and had all of the possesions and food we could cary with us - like we were refugees or something. Anyway, we met up with some girl that I had a big crush on in high school. She had kids but no husband and no food. I suggested that she and her kids simply join our family. They joined us and we acted as one functional unit on the trek.

Unfortunately, I either woke up or the dream changed or I simply forgot what happened because I don't currently have any recollection of where we were heading or how we fared in the long run. I told Mrs. Meanie about this dream and asked her if she thought it meant that I would hook up with my high school crush some day. To say that Mrs. Meanie was skeptical is probably an understatement.

fusnik11 · 05-02-2007, 05:49 AM

Heber C. Kimball:

“I have noticed that a man who has BUT ONE WIFE, and is inclined to that doctrine, soon begins to WITHER AND DRY UP, while a man who goes into PLURALITY looks fresh, YOUNG AND SPRIGHTLY. Why is this? Because God loves that man, and because he honors his word. Some of you may not believe this, but I not only believe it but I also know it. FOR A MAN OF GOD TO BE CONFINED TO ONE WOMAN IS SMALL BUSINESS,… I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD DO IF WE HAD ONLY ONE WIFE APIECE.” (Deseret News, April 22, 1857)

Brigham Young:

“Monogamy, or restrictions by law to ONE WIFE, IS NO PART OF THE ECONOMY OF HEAVEN AMONG MEN. Such a system was commenced by the founders of the Roman empire….Rome became the mistress of the world, and introduced this order of monogamy wherever her sway was acknowledged. Thus this MONOGAMIC ORDER OF MARRIAGE, so esteemed by modern Christians as a HOLY SACRAMENT and DIVINE INSTITUTION, is nothing but a system established by a SET OF ROBBERS….

“Why do we believe in and practice polygamy? Because the Lord introduced it to his servants in a revelation given to Joseph Smith, and the Lord’s servants have always practised it. ‘And IS THAT RELIGION POPULAR IN HEAVEN?’ IT IS THE ONLY POPULAR RELIGION THERE,…” (The Deseret News, August 6, 1862)

George A. Smith:

“We breathe the free air, we have the best looking men and handsomest women, and if they envy us our position, well they may, for they are a poor, NARROW MINDED, PINCH-BACKED RACE OF MEN, WHO CHAIN THEMSELVES DOWN TO THE LAW OF MONOGAMY AND LIVE ALL THEIR DAYS UNDER THE DOMINION OF ONE WIFE. They ought to be ASHAMED OF SUCH CONDUCT, and the still fouler channel which flows from their practices; and it is not to be wondered at that they should envy those who so much better understand the social relations.” (Deseret News, April 16, 1856)

Brigham Young:

“Since the founding of the Roman empire monogamy has prevailed more extensively than in times previous to that. The founders of that ancient empire were robbers and women stealers, and made laws favoring monogamy in consequence of the scarcity of women among them, and hence this MONOGAMIC SYSTEM which now prevails throughout Christendom, and which had been so fruitful a source of PROSTITUTION AND WHOREDOM throughout all the Christian monogamic cities of the Old and New World, until rottenness and decay are at the root of their institutions both national and religious.”
(Journal of Discourses, Vol. 11, p. 128)

ute4ever · 05-02-2007, 06:18 AM

Who is the prophet that essentially said he thinks polygamy is a great way for a man to keep his thoughts from wandering into adulterous temptations?

BigFatMeanie · 05-02-2007, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

Who is the prophet that essentially said he thinks polygamy is a great way for a man to keep his thoughts from wandering into adulterous temptations?

I don't know who the prophet was. I do know that when I look at your avatar the phrase "adulterous tempations" is particularly apt.

05-02-2007, 03:25 AM	#16
BigFatMeanie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Jordan Posts: 1,725	I once dreamed that my Mrs. Meanie and I and the little Meanies were walking down a road with other families. I don't know where we were going but we were trudging and had all of the possesions and food we could cary with us - like we were refugees or something. Anyway, we met up with some girl that I had a big crush on in high school. She had kids but no husband and no food. I suggested that she and her kids simply join our family. They joined us and we acted as one functional unit on the trek. Unfortunately, I either woke up or the dream changed or I simply forgot what happened because I don't currently have any recollection of where we were heading or how we fared in the long run. I told Mrs. Meanie about this dream and asked her if she thought it meant that I would hook up with my high school crush some day. To say that Mrs. Meanie was skeptical is probably an understatement.

05-02-2007, 05:49 AM	#17
fusnik11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,506	Heber C. Kimball: “I have noticed that a man who has BUT ONE WIFE, and is inclined to that doctrine, soon begins to WITHER AND DRY UP, while a man who goes into PLURALITY looks fresh, YOUNG AND SPRIGHTLY. Why is this? Because God loves that man, and because he honors his word. Some of you may not believe this, but I not only believe it but I also know it. FOR A MAN OF GOD TO BE CONFINED TO ONE WOMAN IS SMALL BUSINESS,… I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD DO IF WE HAD ONLY ONE WIFE APIECE.” (Deseret News, April 22, 1857) Brigham Young: “Monogamy, or restrictions by law to ONE WIFE, IS NO PART OF THE ECONOMY OF HEAVEN AMONG MEN. Such a system was commenced by the founders of the Roman empire….Rome became the mistress of the world, and introduced this order of monogamy wherever her sway was acknowledged. Thus this MONOGAMIC ORDER OF MARRIAGE, so esteemed by modern Christians as a HOLY SACRAMENT and DIVINE INSTITUTION, is nothing but a system established by a SET OF ROBBERS…. “Why do we believe in and practice polygamy? Because the Lord introduced it to his servants in a revelation given to Joseph Smith, and the Lord’s servants have always practised it. ‘And IS THAT RELIGION POPULAR IN HEAVEN?’ IT IS THE ONLY POPULAR RELIGION THERE,…” (The Deseret News, August 6, 1862) George A. Smith: “We breathe the free air, we have the best looking men and handsomest women, and if they envy us our position, well they may, for they are a poor, NARROW MINDED, PINCH-BACKED RACE OF MEN, WHO CHAIN THEMSELVES DOWN TO THE LAW OF MONOGAMY AND LIVE ALL THEIR DAYS UNDER THE DOMINION OF ONE WIFE. They ought to be ASHAMED OF SUCH CONDUCT, and the still fouler channel which flows from their practices; and it is not to be wondered at that they should envy those who so much better understand the social relations.” (Deseret News, April 16, 1856) Brigham Young: “Since the founding of the Roman empire monogamy has prevailed more extensively than in times previous to that. The founders of that ancient empire were robbers and women stealers, and made laws favoring monogamy in consequence of the scarcity of women among them, and hence this MONOGAMIC SYSTEM which now prevails throughout Christendom, and which had been so fruitful a source of PROSTITUTION AND WHOREDOM throughout all the Christian monogamic cities of the Old and New World, until rottenness and decay are at the root of their institutions both national and religious.” (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 11, p. 128)

05-02-2007, 06:18 AM	#18
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	Who is the prophet that essentially said he thinks polygamy is a great way for a man to keep his thoughts from wandering into adulterous temptations?