As a young Mormon woman I believed that I should prepare myself for plural marriage (the mainstream LDS church does not practice earthly polygamy of course but does command its practice after death.) I believed I might be able to enjoy the exclusive attentions of my...
The revelation commanding polygamy was not announced to the LDS Church as a whole until 1852, eight years after the death of Joseph Smith. It was not until 1876 that it was added to the Doctrine and Covenants and assigned the section number 132. Up until that time,...
When I completed a study of Ezekiel, I began writing about an aspect of that is unique: the way that God chooses human beings to function beyond their own ontologies– that is, as symbols. I'll post this study with updates for your perusal and would love to hear...
The explosive news coverage of the polygamist sect in Texas, where male members consummated their marriages with minor children in the basement of their temple, can now be better understood in my new article, The Mormon Temple Ceremony, which has just been posted to...
I developed an idea last year on the theme of Discontinuity and wrote a study that many of you have commented on. It appears below. My next post will be one in which I will explore the question of how physical objects — a staff, a striped stick, a...
