Know what I love about this? You and Harmony haven't got clue one as to what your talking about. You see plural marriage (families) as nothing more than a sexual affair or a power grab.
Well not exactly.
I think men wanting multiple women more as a throwback to a very primitive, animalistic, sexual strategy. Yes it involves power, control, and using women for sex but underneath that is a very archaic unevolved and unenlightened instinct. We see it in animals.
Have you ever even bothered to delve not the Abrahamic covenant?
Yep... it is reflective of the attitudes of tribal Semites about five thousand years ago. Blessings of God are equated to owning land, women, and possessions. Not exactly holy in my mind.
Have you studied the doctrine of Celestial marriage and the covenants and promises involved?
Yep... all based on men's desire for power, glory, Godhood, and sex. Nothing more. I understand followers of many religions believe their leader is different than the others. To me they are all the same; excusing their base desires with the God excuse. :-(
have you looked into the doctrines of sacred names and the sealing of the name of Christ upon us and its connection to the sealing of a husband and fathers name upon his wife and children?
You have brought this up before. Personally, it really sounds nonsensical to me. I don't mean to be rude but really, the idea of one's name being some sort of ultimate connecting force or something doesn't make much sense at all. Women and children took their husbands and fathers names because they were OWNED by their husband or father.
At least try to get things started by understanding that the patriarchal nature of the priesthood means that a husband is required by God to work and strive over his family to obtain their salvation, and if he imposes any form of abuse in that then he will be cut off from all of the blessings associated with his covenants.
I understand how you and other believers understand the patriarchal nature of the priesthood. Again, it is a way of life started by nomads a few thousand years ago.
A man is saved side by side with those he places his name upon. Salvation is a family affair.
This is nonsense Gaz. I grew up in a family where my parents were not sealed and my father was not a member. Tell me how our family would be saved together. And, yes we all took my father's name.
Tell me how my family is going to be saved as a family while I am not one of the chosen, and yes I took my husband's name.
Really... the name thing is strange. :-)
Wrap your head around that, and you will see how dead wrong you are.
Dead wrong about what?
Polygamy is a throwback to a very primitive animalistic form of sexual selection. Rather than embracing an enlightened and evolved type of partnership that brings forth intimacy, care, connections, depth, and deep love, it removes it all in place of turning men into sperm donors and women into chattel.
The exact opposite of what is holy, decent, civilized, caring, compassionate, or loving.
~dancer~