Journal of Discourses 16:166; “If we could make every man upon the earth get him a wife, live righteously and serve God, we would not be under the necessity, perhaps, of taking more than one wife. But they will not do this; the people of God, therefore, have been commanded to take more wives.” — Brigham Young, Paris, Idaho, August 31, 1873
Proverbs 28:13;He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”
Genesis 3:12-13; “And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”
Shifting blame is a regular pastime in Mormonism. It began with Joe Smith when he tried to point out the sins of Christianity and it continues on today. If it wasn’t so, they’d renounce their false teachings, repent and denounce everything they’ve ever taught.
The other excuse they used for polygamy was the claim there was an excess of women…oh brother…
Today they’ve almost fessed up to that one, and have quietly held to the old standby – God told Joseph this was his new plan.
You have to roll up the legs of your pants sometimes to wade through all the Bologna thrown at us rationalising the despicable abusive practice of polygamy!
You’re right and unfortunately sometimes rolling up the ol’ trousers won’t suffice…ugh…