All I Possess

Leaving behind false traditions in search of the true Jesus


polygamy

  • A Tale of Two Women

    I’m reading the Bible chronologically using the You Version app, along with Bible Reset commentary. Interesting way to study, and I’m so excited to get away from the LDS materials that just keep parroting back to covenant path and temples and priesthood. Let’s get a fresh take where we can think afresh and not be Continue reading

  • Polygamy: a God of Order and Purpose

    This is the eighth in a series. You can read the first here, the second here, the third here, the fourth here, the fifth here, the sixth here, the seventh here. When we look at the creation story, we see that everything God does has a purpose. He created a firmament to separate waters. He created land separate from waters to Continue reading

  • Polygamy: Why Didn’t Joseph Follow his Own Revelation?

    This is the seventh in a series. You can read the first here, the second here, the third here, the fourth here, the fifth here, the sixth here. In D&C 132:61-63, in this “New and Everlasting Covenant,” the reluctant men are assured this law is not adultery, as long as their additional wives are virgins. “…if he espouse the second, and Continue reading

  • Polygamy: God Asks Us to Do Hard Things

    This is the sixth in a series. You can read the first here, the second here, the third here, the fourth here, the fifth here. This post is specifically following up on the one about being forced to live polygamy against your will. Is it true that God asks us to hard things? Of course. Sacrifice is a true principle. But Continue reading

  • Polygamy: Why Does it Matter?

    This is the fifth in a series. You can read the first here, the second here, the third here, the fourth here. This claim comes up a lot. Like, every time. If you bring up polygamy with a faithful Mormon, they will tell you it doesn’t matter anymore. It’s over. But it’s not over. It’s Continue reading

  • Polygamy: Choose a Book of Scripture

    This is the fourth in a series. You can read the first here, the second here, the third here. Blogger’s Husband here again. You may start to hear more from me. Some of the things she writes gets me more fired up than others and she’s been on a tear lately with this polygamy stuff Continue reading

  • Polygamy: Justifications

    This is the third in a series. You can read the first here and the second here. When I posted on Facebook about polygamy, here’s a shocking comment I received, in justification for it. “This was about far more than Joseph. He needed to start it. I would not be here today without polygamy. Neither Continue reading

  • Polygamy: Do It Or Be Damned!

    This is the second post in a series. See the first here. Many of us are very concerned that the church is teaching this to children. And in such an innocent, cute way, with nice little pictures. The overall message is that God wanted Joseph, Brigham, and others to practice polygamy — but it was Continue reading

  • Polygamy: I Wonder How God Feels About It

    This is the first post in a series. There’s a lot on talk over social media in the ExMo community about this new Church History manual for children next year. 2025 is the year for the D&C rotation in Come Follow Me, which we all know concludes with section 132 where “the Lord” commands plural Continue reading