The Lord 's Standing Law Of Marriage

In “Mormon Masculinity Changing Gender Expectations in the Era of Transition from Polygamy to Monogamy, 1890–1920,” Amy Hoyt and Sara M. Patterson argue that during the era of transition from polygamy to monogamy, there was a perceived crisis in the lives of Mormon boys. These events together resulted in a change in the notion of masculinity in the LDS church. Their thesis was “..during the period from 1890 to 1920, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) perceived a crisis in the lives of their boys. That sense of crisis lay at the surface of an even deeper cultural upheaval taking place within Mormondom....With the transition from polygamy to monogamy, church members had to construct a new model for understanding marriage, family and sexuality...they were also forced to reconstruct their notions of masculinity (Hoyt and Patterson 72-73).”

The problem lies in that being a Mormon woman is the complete and total opposite of being an independent woman. When a Mormon man looks for a wife he wants a woman who needs him to provide for their family and care for her. An independent woman needs none of the providing a Mormon man gives and so they are not compatible. The same goes for an independent Mormon woman seeking love outside her religion. Men outside of her religion will want her to open up to them and allow them to have sex, but the Mormon religion forbids it so they become dissatisfied and are thus

Despite the stereotype of Mormon women not having any rights living in a patriarchal lifestyle because of their polygamist beliefs, they ironically had more rights than most American women at the time. In the 1800’s, Mormon women and men were both given rights and they both dealt with child rearing (Kane 580). However, in typical American households, it was common for only women to handle child care in family life. Mormon women were involved in many different aspects of life including actions in politics, the economy and social gatherings (580). In an interview with Brigham Young, he said he loved, cherished and supported his wives. He even looked at some of them as mother figures (Greely). Women mattered in their husbands’ lives and were able to make a difference in the community.

During the 1870s and 1880s, the plural marriage created a crisis for Mormonism. Bigamy was recognized as an offense by the early English ecclesiastical courts, which considered it an affront to the marriage Sacrament. Parliament enacted a statute in 1604 that made bigamy a felony cognizable in the English common law courts.

Their church had its political party and owned businesses in the community. Plural marriage was the primary target by the government and was declared a Federal crime. Polygamists were barred from voting, serving on juries and holding offices and punished by prison. Mormons felt polygamy was a calling from God, and they were fulfilling a church principle by participating in it, which was more important than the American’s law. David King Eutaw married his second wife two months after polygamy became a felony. Newspapers were created with the purpose to persecute Polygamist and Ida was regularly blasted in it being called a mistress and prostitute. Ida disappeared into the underground while pregnant after learning Marshalls were in the area serving subpoenas to plural wives and arresting men to save her husband from being arrested. She delivered her daughter the same day she learned of her Mother’s death. All Mormons were eventually prohibited from voting, and their church property was threatened to be confiscated. The church president came out of retirement and advised all Mormons to refrain from plural marriage. The church leaders disbanded the church’s political party, divested themselves of the church’s businesses and drew up a constitution that separated church from the state that outlawed polygamy. This allowed Utah to be admitted into the Union as the 45th state Ida spent 2.5 years

In speculation on Mormon belief, should a man have one wife or multiple we each have our own opinion. Stenhouse a disappointed woman makes good points on how she feels about the practice of how after joining the faith she now criticizes it. Stenhouse tells us that it doesn't matter how much faith the woman has in her religion or in plural marriages, that when her husband does take another wife after her estrangement will begin. Most people now would

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The Mormons understood that they needed to take a proactive approach in discovering new members, especially in the beginning of their movement. Mormons also had traveling missionaries to spread their message and recruit new members and followers. A final reason that the Mormon religion was able to flourish for years after its inception was its willingness to change their views on polygamy after being pressured by the American public (Scott). The Mormon Church eventually decided they would no longer endorse polygamy. Today, Mormonism is a growing world religion, while there are no Oneida Perfectionists left today and only a handful of practicing Shaker women remain in parts of New England. There are over twelve million practicing Mormons worldwide,

Mormonism is a multilayered religious organization with many faces. The words “multilayered” and “organization” are carefully chosen as they represent the bulk of what we will discuss as we seek to unveil the true essence of the Mormon world as they see it. We will summarize this organization and in so doing we will discover that it was built on human fallacy and deception from its inception. We will then follow with a critical look the claims, doctrines, and documents that frame their beliefs.

In the two-part series, The Mormons, this four hour documentary by Frontline and the American Experience examines the development and growth of the Mormon faith. The documentary explores both the history and the present reality of the Mormon faith, allowing the viewer inside the compelling and often misunderstood religion. The first part of this documentary explores the birth of Mormonism and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the charismatic leadership of Joseph Smith, while the second segment studies the contemporary Mormon Church (including the discussion of Mormon missionaries, homosexuality, and the role of women). Although I was aware of some of the history of Mormonism (my mom was raised in the LDS

Marriage is at the very centre of the most of the communities practicing Mormonism, such as Bountiful located in British Columbia (Campbell, 6). Based on Mormonism, faith helps them to be closer to God and the role of the marriage is essential is achieving this celestial existence after death (Daynes, 5). Usually, polygamy is considered the prerequisite for Mormonism, however, it is important to note that only after the “New and Everlasting Covenant” plural marriages became common (Ryan 218). According to this new view, the celestial existence

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claim that they have 6.1 million members in the United States. Mormons make up 1.7% of the population in the United States. This makes it the fourth largest major religious group in the country with the vast majority of Mormons living in Utah, making up 58% of the state’s population. According to a study by the Pew Research Center Mormons, as a group, “are among the most devout and conservative religious people in the country.” The Mormons are well known for not only the two-year mission that all Mormon young adults are required to go on but also there lifestyle that keeps caffeine and other altering chemicals out of their body. Utah, the state founded by early Latter-day Saints, has the

Joseph Smith established the church of Jesus Christ (Mormon Church) in the 1830, New York. It was established due to a lack of churches that wasn’t organized by Jesus Christ (Bushman, 517-18). The church has been growing larger since then, with 6 million members in the U.S. and 14 million members worldwide (Lyon, 622). Mormonism has been known for having different values and norms compared to other Americans, the ones that seemed most interesting and different were their lifestyle choices, and their views on polygamy.

In 1852, polygamy was made legal. Polygamy is when a male marries multiple women and they all live in one house. The male must be able to support all their children and his wives. Joseph Smith had many of wifes. The youngest wife Joseph Smith had married was a 14-year-old girl named Helen Mar Kimball. The Mormons moved west because they wanted to escape religious discrimination. After the murder of their leader, Joseph Smith, they knew that they had to get out of their old settlement in Illinois. After their old leader, Joseph Smith died,

Members who belong to FLDS are often confused with the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or LDS). The chief difference is the former practices polygamy while the latter forbids the act of having sexual relations or marriage among kin.