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  • Ann Eliza Published the Death Star Plans

    The #Givethanks Anti-Polygamy Posts Day 2 Today, I #givethanks for Ann Eliza Young.  She is one of the very few first-hand accounts from a woman describing what it was like to live in polygamous…

  • Joseph Wants Nancy’s Apples

    The #Givethanks Anti-Polygamy Posts Day 3 Warning: code words incoming! Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it;…

  • Prats in Power

    The #Givethanks Anti-Polygamy Posts Day 4 Full quote from Orson Pratt, July 18, 1880: “All these principles that I have treated upon, pertaining to eternal marriage, the very moment that they are admitted to…

  • Families Aren’t Forever Unless They’re Abusive (Polygamous)

    The #Givethanks Anti-Polygamy Posts Day 5 Mmkay, let’s talk about Section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants. If you are LDS and similar to most members of the Church, this section is a hot-bed…

  • The Church Fails J. Reuben Clark’s Test of Truth

    The #Givethanks Anti-Polygamy Posts Day 6 Muckraking is not my favorite type of writing. While it can be  interesting to write or read, ultimately, it makes me feel a bit sick to continually remember…

  • A Cult Made…in Heaven?

    The #Givethanks Anti-Polygamy Posts Day 7 ⌛️The History of Polygamy is intertwined with Joseph’s appropriation of Masonry, so let’s talk about Freemasonry, for a second. ⏳ 💥TW: Sarcasm, uncomfortable history, LDS Temple talk 🌅In…

  • The Laws and the Order

    The #Givethanks Anti-Polygamy Posts Day 8 Our next character already has quite the reputation among LDS audiences, his name is William  Law The catch is, LDS Audiences have gotten practically everything wrong about his…

  • Conning the Multitudes

    The #Givethanks Anti-Polygamy Posts: Day 9 There are many, many more stories about Polygamy and about D&C 132 than I could cover in a handful of FB posts (even super long posts, like these).…

  • Realizing Our Nakedness

    The #Givethanks Anti-Polygamy Posts: Day 10 It comes down to this. 🍑 The Emperor Has No Clothes. 🍑 ➡️D&C 132 exposes the fallacy of Joseph as Prophet, and all those who have taken up…

  • What’s the Big Deal?

    Q: “Is this really that big of a deal?” Ohhh, good question! Let’s talk about this. 💦Baptized Mormons have ever only made up .2% of the Earth’s Population, at best, while if we consider…

  • Deceiving The Elect

    Q: “We know that even the very elect will be deceived–you leaving only strengthens my testimony.” 👻 What a fantastic phobia Matthew 24:24 has planted in many of us! Like many people in faith…

  • The Church is Changing?

    Q: “I sympathize, but the Church is changing–can’t you be patient while it catches up?”  That is accurate, the Church is changing. Most people seem to be talking about these changes in particular: 🏆Nelson…