How Well the Mormon Church Teaches About Polygamy

[_Polygamy-Porter]

I don't think the Church does a good job on this issue. I think we can do better, and am working toward seeing that we do.

How cute.

Brudder Peterson thinks he can change a corporation.

How early will they start teaching the TBM spawn? Primary age?

"Children, I need one boy and 34 girls to come up and hold some pictures!"

"Who would like to be Emma?, oh little Emma Randall wants to be Emma? OK"

"Who would like to be Fanny?" *giggles from kids*

"Who wants to be Helen Mar Kimball?"

Later that afternoon at home the little girls tell mommy and daddy what a fun time they had in Primary:

"What did you learn in Primary today sweetie??", mommy asks.

"I got to be Fanny!!!", exclaims the unwitting female TBM spawn.

"ORLY? How fun sweetie!! and which wife number was fanny?"

"Two mommie! she was wife number two!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DabmxBVoyhg

[_jon]

Which of Joseph's 'intimate associates' were taught and practiced Polygamy?

[_harmony]

But not when Fanny was living it.

Actually the church does admit, in their official canon, that Joseph Smith started polygamy in 1831.

They don't admit her name was Fanny. Or that she was 16. Or that he'd had no revelation.

[_Nevo]

It is covered in the Nauvoo period of the teacher's manual.

I stand corrected then. I was only looking at the student's manual.

[_harmony]

It is covered in the Nauvoo period of the teacher's manual.

I stand corrected then. I was only looking at the student's manual.

Like that would ever go in a student's manual? If they put it in the student's manual, someone might actually read it.

[_Themis]

It is covered in the Nauvoo period of the teacher's manual.

I stand corrected then. I was only looking at the student's manual.

Interesting that the student manual does not. The teachers manual gives so little information that it shouldn't be a surprise that so many members have little knowledge about polygamy and even some don't realize that Joseph practiced it. This is why the church is at fault for not educating their own members, but I think they would rather members forget about polygamy as much as they can.