A MORE interesting discussion about FLDS

[Spaz]

Originally Posted by BYU71

No doubt. There are girls who would consider it and parents who would encourage it. I think that is a small minority though in the church.

I do know of a case not anywhere like this, but where a church authority figure in his 50's told a girl in a single ward 30's that God had revealed they were to be married. She was elated because this guy was a very respected Stake President. His wife had passed away.

Girls who know her says she is constantly telling them she is miserable.

My sister, who is nearing 40 and has yet to marry, might just jump at that offer as well.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by Spaz

My sister, who is nearing 40 and has yet to marry, might just jump at that offer as well.

I am not saying it wouldn't be a good thing. However, I would advise anyone in that situation to date for a while and not just jump at the chance to marry a righteous man.

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by Adam

Yea, so much for Jacob's reason for plural marriage being to raise up seed (also repeated in DC 132).

But we also have Eliza R. Snow's assurances that Joseph was not a celibate husband in name only and the account of Emma catching Joseph in the barn with Fanny Alger.

The condom appeared sometime in the 17th century, initially made of a length of animal intestine. Maybe Joseph practiced safe sex?

Does the lack of polygamous offspring from Joseph's relationships really bear any relevance?

[Spaz]

Originally Posted by BYU71

I am not saying it wouldn't be a good thing. However, I would advise anyone in that situation to date for a while and not just jump at the chance to marry a righteous man.

lol - as would I. I was (mostly) joking...

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by exUte

So a woman could claim rape if she was talked into sex?

Isn't that why Warren Jeffs is in prison right now?

[Spaz]

Originally Posted by Adam

Yea, so much for Jacob's reason for plural marriage being to raise up seed (also repeated in DC 132).

But we also have Eliza R. Snow's assurances that Joseph was not a celibate husband in name only and the account of Emma catching Joseph in the barn with Fanny Alger.

The condom appeared sometime in the 17th century, initially made of a length of animal intestine. Maybe Joseph practiced safe sex?

Actually, if I remember my 'history of sex' aired on the History Channel correctly, the Egyptians used a form of condom thousands of years ago.


This has absolutely nothing to do with the thread, just thought I'd share.

[Spaz]

Originally Posted by SteelBlue

If she's underaged. Isn't that why Warren Jeff's is in prison right now?

Steel - I decided to not respond to Ex's posts, as they weren't adding anything of value to the thread.

[SteelBlue]

I remember reading about JS's wives and one of them on her deathbed told her daughter that she (the daughter) was actually Joseph's daughter. I can't remember off the top of my head which wife but I think I read it on that wivesofjosephsmith.org site.

[RC Vikings]

Originally Posted by Adam

The condom appeared sometime in the 17th century, initially made of a length of animal intestine.

"I'll take some of those cow intestines, that dog intestine was a little tight".

[MikeWaters]

33+ wives and no proof of kids. We know he wasn't shooting blanks, based on Emma's pregnancies.

Could he have used a super-efficient birth control method? How common were condoms in the American frontier? Seems sort of doubtful.

Maybe he didn't have relations with most of them.

Maybe he didn't have relations very often, and by chance, did not produce off-spring.

Perhaps activity occurred, but not the sort that leads to pregnancy.

I don't know what the answer is....but no proven descendants is the elephant in the room, I think.