Mormon Polygamy (0)

Mormon Polygamy
Polygamy was a defining characteristic of early Mormonism. Polygamy comes from Late Greek meaning ''often married'', is a form of marriage when a person has more than one spouse at the time. There are different types of polygamous families . When a man has more than one wife it is called polygny, when a woman has more than one husband it is called polyandry. If there are multiple wives and husbands it can be called group marriage.
Mormonism is to say that it was dedicated to restoring everything in the Bible . Joseph Smith,Jr., Mormonism’s founding prophet,who felt especially close to the Old Testament , believed his mission was to restore the customs from the Old Testament including the ancient Semitic custom of plural marriage. He himself did not acknowledge having multiple wives publicly since it was illegal . After Joseph Smith's murder by a mob on June 27, 1844, the main body of Mormons followed Brigham Young to Utah where the practice of plural marriage continued. Polygamy was illegal in all US territories. Very harsh anti-polygamy legislation in the US led some Mormons to emigrate to Canada and Mexico . Since the Second Manifesto in 1904 , a policy was adopted for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints found practicing or promoting new polygamous marriages—marriages performed before the Manifesto were allowed to continue until all parties had died.
Today, the practice of plural marriage continues among tens of thousands of Mormon fundamentalists, mostly in the western United States , Canada, and Mexico, where it is generally illegal. Practitioners are almost never prosecuted. They even have their own private schools for the children who grow up in polygamous families. In some countries polygamy is much needed, without it people would not be able to keep up their farms. It helps them to get food more easily and share the property they inherited from their parents .
I think that in about hundred years or so there will be no more polygamous families.I believe people are too jealous to share their loved ones . Although people in the all countries are getting more and more accepting towards different lifestyles and customs.
People have fought and sacrificed their lives so this type of lifestyle would be accepted. If people have gave their lives for this then it must have meant something important to them. In conclusion I support people in polygamous marriages who are not forced to be in it in any way and who are educated enough to explain their opinion.