The "Angel" Made Me Do It (Polygamy)

During the third and final appearance, the angel came with a drawn sword, threatening Joseph with destruction unless he went forward and obeyed the commandment fully.

-LDS.org

http://www.lds.org/topics/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo

The 5 Stages of Grief after reading about Joseph Smith's child brides

Stage	Description
Stage 1	Denial/Divert
Stage 2	Ad Hominem
Stage 3	Justify/Rationalize
Stage 4	Diminish Consequences
Stage 5	Acknowledge/Obey
*Bearing Testimony is the punctuation mark for each stage.

[1]    familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SP6X-Q65
[2]    http://www.lds.org/topics/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo
[3]    lds.org/scriptures/bofm/jacob/2.24-30#23
[4]    gapminder.org World Census Data 1840
[5]    gaymarriage.procon.org

Mormon Traditional Marriage & Black Priests

“The scornful often accuse prophets of not living in the 21st century or of being bigoted. They attempt to persuade and even pressure the Church into lowering God’s standards"

"Which Way Do You Face?", Lynn G. Robbins
October 4th, 2014
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865612404/Elder-Lynn-G-Robbins-Which-way-do-you-face.html