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want2bx
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Date: October 26, 2014 04:14PM
If my TBM husband is any indication, the LDS church will weather the release of the new essays without a lot of fallout.
We rarely discuss church issues anymore, but I did ask him if he read the new essays on polygamy. He said he did. I mentioned that I told him about Joseph Smith's polygamy, child brides and angel with a flaming sword a couple of years ago and he told me at the time that I was reading anti-Mormon lies. He said that he didn't recall saying that to me and that he's known all about polygamy for a long time. Huh?!
My husband said that the essays change nothing for him. It's all about how you interpret it. He's had so many great spiritual experiences as a Mormon that there's really nothing that anyone can tell him to change his mind about the church. He appreciates the church's attempt at transparency, but the fact that the church wasn't forthcoming in the past means nothing because perhaps it wasn't the "right time" to release such information.
So, it looks like the church may be so good at indoctrination that many of it's members could be completely immune to any real truth about it.
Incidentally, I also asked my husband what he would do if Monson brought back polygamy and wanted our daughters to participate. He said that he wouldn't like it, but would probably have to consider it. Unbelievable. It's frightening...and I'm married to this person.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/26/2014 04:15PM by want2bx.