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I hear you. My wife and I have discussed this many times. She's good with it and would love to have help with sharing the load. I highly value my relationship with my wife and wouldn't mind more of what I have.

I guess Joseph Smith restored too much when restoring polygamy in modern days.

The D&C has been approved as church doctrine. And since polygamy is there...... FYI... you don't need a testimony of polygamy. At this time it's not required :-) To be honest, even I would have difficulty at this time living it. And as far as women having more than one husband... I've heard that from anti-mormons before. And every time I hear it without a verifiable reference. So I can't give them any credibility without a reference.

Just in case someone misunderstands my position. I completely agree with this. It's not a sin but practicing it without the Lords consent definitely is.

You are correct. You are also aware that the church never denounced polygamy as doctrine. Also if a mans wife dies he can marry a second wife in the temple. What does that mean? It means he has two wives in the eternities. Let's not forget that Joseph Smith restored ALL the teachings of the gospel. This includes Priesthood, Temples and yes, Polygamy. No we don't practice it at this time. But do we believe it? You bet we do. It's doctrine no matter how people spin it.

If you are a Christian then how do you resolve your own question with the prophets? Or are you atheist? Currently the LDS Church does NOT allow for polygamy and if you do practice you are kicked out for good. You might want to speak with my wife about polygamy. She doesn't share your views. She's the one who mentioned to me that she's in favor of it because she would love to share the load with family life. As far as lust and adultery goes, I don't believe you have a clear understanding of what polygamy is. You see the sex and that's all. There is far more to polygamy than having sex with several partners. Speaking of which, aren't we all here because a couple of people had sex :-)

I have yet to see where it says in the scriptures that polygamy is a sin btw. I'm looking and haven't found that reference. However homosexuality is clearly outlined as a sin. And IMO, polygamy isn't for everyone. It's something I believe very few can handle. And while Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses all had their issues, they were all very special men who I believe did their very best to treat their wives as best they can. I'm sure there were days where the wives had to remind him to take out the trash, bless the children or even repair the home. Even though the church doesn't practice this today, it's still part of the doctrine. It's important to remember that we're always growing and learning more about God and the gospel. This is part of our training for the eternities.

I'd have to agree with this. God doesn't put something in our path that we can't handle. What he puts in our path is what we've been trained (experience) to handle. This includes doctrine like polygamy. Years ago I would have said no way to this practice. I honestly freaked when It was explained to me that I would have to take care of more than one wife and a lot more kids in the future. It's been years and I've mellowed out a bit (according to some sources at least). The idea of polygamy today wouldn't be a problem for me and neither would the responsibility that comes with it. I'm not saying it's easy but what in life is easy?? As far Brigham Young's comments. Don't forget that he was speaking to a different audience than we are today. They had a different background than we do. When speaking about religious subjects, it's very important to pay attention to the context. Otherwise we run the risk of misunderstanding what the speaker means. And btw, I know this may be construed as heretical in the church today but I would be honored to have the privilege of having another wife (I'm speaking about consenting adults mind you. Not this underage garbage we hear on the news). I highly value my relationship with my wife and she's even mentioned she wouldn't mind another to help share the load as I'm a handful :-) One more note. It looks like polygamy may be legal in the next two or three years. At the rate chatter on the subject has been increasing this last year, I don't doubt it.