In Which I Ask You About Polygamy

This a request for your input regarding polygamy, especially in regards to its possible existence in the next life. In the LDS culture we don't talk about this much.  So much of the time we tell ourselves or others that we don't need to know, that we can't know, and that we just need to live by faith and everything will work out. While I agree that we should live by faith and that everything will work out, I believe that we can and should learn about it. God has told us multiple times in the scriptures that if we ask, we can receive, and that we can know the mysteries of God. And if the family is so central to God's Plan of Happiness, shouldn't we understand its configuration in the next life?  I also believe that if something is bothering us, there is probably a reason, and we need to find out more about it.

So here I would like your input. I want to start a discussion. I will not elaborate on my own thoughts, but I want to know your opinions, experiences, and feelings.  I would like to know what you have been taught, what you believe, how those two things have affected you, and how you feel about it all. I would like to focus especially on the question of polygamy in the eternities.

Please comment below. Say as much as you like! If you are comfortable, please share this post with others, and please come back to read what others are saying.  Feel free to reply to what others are saying. Feel free to disagree, just remember to be respectful.

Sincerely,
Penny

The Part of Me That Belongs to My Voice

The part of me that belongs to my voice,
She has been taken, starved and nearly naked, dragged through the woods.
Conquered and beaten,
Now tied to a post with her wrists above her head.
Week and weeping.

They whip her and she cries out.
She screams with my voice,
With her mouth open in anguish toward the skies.

Her eyes are full of bitterness when I meet them,
Her body young and pale.
I ask myself,
"Where are the brutes who did this?"
But we two are alone. 
When I look down,
I find the whip in my own hands, and I am trembling.


Dear reader: I am interested to hear about your own issues with your hobbies in the comments. Your love hate relationships with them. Am I the only one whose pursuits can cause nearly as much pain as joy?