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SISTER Wives star Christine Browns loved ones are urging her to leave her husband, Kody, and her sister wives, Meri, Janelle and Robyn, a source exclusively revealed to The Sun.

Christine, 48, joined the Brown family in 1994 as Kodys third wife and welcomed six children with the patriarch.

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Christine, who has been dubbed the jealous wife by fans, often posts about her relationship with Kody, but her loved ones dont buy that she's happy in the marriage.

The insider said: Her loved ones hope Christine leaves. Her mother left polygamy a long time ago. She has the support. They hope she finds someone else.

She is unhappy living this way, but she is happy because they believe whatever they call happy. They are doing what God wants them to do and fulfilling their works.

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On Sister Wives, Kody designed a massive home with four compartments for all of the wives and children to live in.

While Meri, 49, Janelle, 50, and Robyn, 41, were open to the idea, Christine was adamantly against it.

She said on the episode: I just dont want to. I would feel like I cant master my domain anymore if I had to live with everyone again. I wouldnt be in charge of my own home. Why live in a beautiful paradise if I cant really have what I need there?

I would never go back to this. Never.

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The insider said of her being against living together: Wanting her own place, every woman wants that. Heres the man who wants the same house so they don't have to travel and is closer.

She needs to feel like she has a husband and she cant do that in the same house.

Christine recently bragged about dressing up sexy for her date night with Kody, as she also revealed their bedroom attire on Facebook.

The insider said: Its her way of stating her position and status. The more wives you have, the more you have to compete and fight for positions. Thats why the men have big egos.

Its like, 'I am Im in your face, dont forget it. Im Kodys wife too.'

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But Christine may not be the only "unhappy" wife, as first wife Meri has been sparking split rumors with cryptic social media posts.

She has also posted photos without her wedding ring.

An insider previously told The Sun: To take a wedding ring off is big in polygamy. Its Meris way of saying, 'Im done.

The source said her makeover is also a hint shes planning to leave polygamy: Her weight loss and hair cut is a good sign! Thats, Okay time for me!

Having her own life, doing fun things, finding friends is the best thing she can be doing for herself. Shes finding herself, what she wants and believes. I hope Meri wakes up and ditches this insanity.

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The source believes the couple could be separated.

The insider said: Thats definitely my feeling, theyre separated. I think shes been too hurt by him.

Shes going to continue being single the rest of her life unless she leaves. If she finds another person she can fall in love with and loves and respects her, she would be tempted to leave.

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A woman in Cape Coral accused of stabbing her mother to death is claiming to be a former cult member.

Mariya Lynn Kelly, 21, who faces a manslaughter charge for stabbing and killing her mother, says she was a member of a cult that identifies itself as Carbon Nation.

Cape Coral police say Kelly stabbed her mother to death during an argument while doing the dishes at home Wednesday.

We spoke to a neighbor Friday about the murder investigation of Kellys mom.

I was surprised when I found everything out, neighbor Steven Ramirez said.

Ramirez lives down the street from Kelly.

The name of Kellys mom is not being shared by Cape Coral Police Department. Kelly claims her mother hit her over the head. Kelly admits to police she had a kitchen knife in her hand and used it to stab her mother.

I had a lot of mommy issues, Kelly shared in a social media post.

The cult Kelly claims to have been affiliated with reportedly practices polygamy and nudism. In February, Kelly posted a video on social media explaining why she left Carbon Nation.

I think Carbon Nation was a little bit too extreme for me, Kelly said in her post. I just knew at that point this is not for me.

Ramirez says nothing seemed out of the ordinary with the family.

I didnt know them personally, but Ive seen them out in the street walking with the baby, Ramirez said. And everything seemed like a nice enough family.

Ramirez said he met Kellys mother a few weeks ago.

Very nice lady. You would never ever imagine that there was anything wrong, Ramirez said. The daughter was there too, and everything seemed fine.

Kelly is in Lee County Jail on $250,000 bond.

You can never be too safe, Ramirez said.

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A plurality of Americans say abortion is morally wrong, according to Gallups annual Values and Beliefs survey, which also shows a record percentage of Americans saying divorce is morally acceptable.

The poll, conducted May 1-13 and released Tuesday, shows that 47 percent of Americans say abortion is morally wrong and 44 percent say its morally acceptable. Although neither percentage is a record, it continues a two-decade trend: The percentage of those who say its morally wronghas been higher than the morally acceptable position every year since the question was first asked in 2001.

Last year, 50 percent said abortion was morally wrong and 42 percent morally acceptable. When the question was first asked in 2001, 45 percent said it was morally wrong and 42 percent morally permissible.

The poll also shows that on four family-related issues divorce, sex between unmarried individuals, having a baby outside of marriage, and polygamy a record-high percentage of Americans say each one is morally permissible.

Arecord-high of 77 percent say divorce is morally permissible and a record-low of 18 percent say it is morally wrong. Four percent say it depends on the situation. When the poll was first conducted in 2001, 59 percent said divorce was OK, 28 percent said it was wrong and 12 percent said it depends.

A record-high (72 percent) also say sex between an unmarried man and woman is morally permissible, with 27 percent saying its wrong. (In 2001, 53 percent said it was morally acceptable and 42 percent said it was morally wrong.)

On the subject of having a baby outside marriage, a record-high 66 percent say its morally acceptable and a record-low 32 percent say its wrong. (In 2001, 50 percent said it was wrong and 45 percent said it was OK.)

On polygamy, a record 20 percent say its morally acceptable and 78 percent say its wrong. (In 2003, when the question was first asked, 7 percent said it was permissible.)

Acceptance of gay and lesbian relations (66 percent) is one percentage point from a record high (67 percent, set in 2018).

Meanwhile, a record-low 54 percent of Americans say the death penalty is acceptable and a record-high 40 percent say its wrong.

Abortion remains the most ideologically polarizing issue asked about, with 70% of liberals and 18% of conservatives classifying it as morally acceptable, Gallups Megan Brenan wrote in anonline analysis. Gay or lesbian relations and teenage sex are the next most divisive issues, with acceptability gaps of 41 and 40 percentage points, respectively.

Gallup analyzed public perception on a myriad of other issues including birth control, drinking alcohol, gambling, smoking marijuana, cloning humans and more. View the full results here.

The survey was based on interviews with 1,028 adults.

Photo courtesy: Maria Oswalt/Unsplash

Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press,Christianity Today,TheChristian Post,TheLeaf-Chronicle,the Toronto Star andthe Knoxville News-Sentinel.

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A lot has changed since the 1960s. And the world can change quickly, too. The country feels like a different place lately, even compared to January of this year.

But there is a continuing battle for racial justice and equality, and as most know, its been a long, hard road.

In honor of the current actions being taken to reach that goal, we thought itd be appropriate to honor a big win that came in 1967.

National Loving Day is held on the anniversary of the day that all anti-miscegenation laws were struck down. What does that mean? In short, people were allowed to marry interracially.

But let us tell you a little more about the case that changed lives, because its a story worth telling.

Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter fell in love after knowing each other for years. The two grew up in the small town of Central Point, Virginia.

In June 1958, Richard, a white construction worker, and Mildred, a woman of mixed African American and Native American ancestry, married in Washington, D.C., according to History.com.

At the time, many states still acknowledged the Act to Preserve Racial Integrity.

Racial integrity laws, as they were called, were passed by the General Assembly to protect whiteness against what many Virginians perceived to be the negative effects of race-mixing, according to Encyclopedia Virginia.

Virginia was included in the states that still recognized the laws, but in D.C., interracial marriage was legal. So Richard and Mildred wed there, but five weeks after returning home from their wedding, they were arrested by the local sheriff and indicted on charges of violating Virginias anti-miscegenation law, according to History.com.

The couple pleaded guilty the next year and were forced to leave Virginia and not return together for 25 years.

In 1963, the couple had three kids and resided in Washington, D.C., but wanted to return home.

Here is where the story takes a turn.

After writing a letter to then-U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the American Civil Liberties Union agreed to take their case, thus bringing about the Loving V. Virginia Supreme Court case, which finally made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court in April 1967.

It wasnt an easy or quick change of the anti-miscegenation laws. In fact, during the case, Virginias then-assistant attorney defended the law, comparing it to regulations against incest and polygamy.

But two young ACLU lawyers who were aiding the Lovings argued the law -- and others like it -- were rooted in white supremacy and racism, according to History.com.

These are not health and welfare laws. These are slavery laws, pure and simple, Philip Hirschkop, one of the couples lawyers, argued.

He added that the Virginia statute was illegal under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which forbid states to restrict basic rights of citizens or other persons.

The Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision on June 12, 1967, that Virginias interracial marriage law violated the amendment. It not only overturned the conviction against the Lovings from 1958, but it also struck down laws against interracial marriage in the remaining 16 states that still observed the law.

Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed by the state, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote.

Though some states were slow to change their laws, the ruling on the case dealt a major blow to segregation.

The Lovings moved back to Central Point, Virginia, where they went on to raise their three children.

And while there are still many hurdles to jump in achieving racial justice and equality, we believe this huge win now commemorated every year as Loving Day is one worth recognizing and celebrating.

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#LovingDay story Joshua and Brandon @joshua.l.morton @brandonrdwyer . . "Love comes in many forms, love for your family and friends, love food and nutrition, love for nature and the world surrounding you. When you find love in a partner, you share your experience, viewpoints and passions with that individual. We are all only circumstances of our situations. Our world is full of discrimination and greed, but also abundant with beauty. We need to see the world for what it truly is, we must fight those fights for equality for our spouses, neighbours, communities, countries and the health of our planet as a whole. We are only as strong as the world we live in, and if we allow our differences to define us, we will miss out on learning the beauty others have to share with us. Joshua and I have been married for five years, and we continue to be open and share our past and present with one another so we continue to learn together, grow together, and discover ways to be our best selves. I hope we can all visualize a world that works for everyone, as thats a world we can be proud to call home."

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#LovingDay Story Vee & Allie (Portugese/Serbian & East Indian) "We both attended the same elementary school, where we were friends. Twenty years later we reconnected and rekindled our friendship and to our surprise, it quickly blossomed into a romance. Being in an interracial relationship has come with so many blessings and opportunities for self-growth, which has made us stronger as a couple. We approach our relationship with an open mind and taken every opportunity to embrace one anothers culture. We grew up in the same neighborhood with a lot of Portuguese influences. Over the years he attended cultural festivals that helped him learn more about my culture. Although he his Hindu, he attended a Catholic elementary school where he learned more about my faith. There was a comfort knowing that he was already familiar with my background, but nonetheless, still desires to learn more about both of my cultures. Were making plans to visit Portugal and Serbia next year. I too have had the opportunity to learn about the Hindu culture. In a recent trip to India for a family wedding I had the pleasure of participating in all of the traditional Hindu ceremonies and immersed myself in the culture and the many new enlightening experiences. While this could have felt overwhelming, I was welcomed and treated like family right from the beginning. One of the many reasons that we have a successful, healthy and loving relationship is because we share so many similar values; the most important is family. Navigating family has been effortless from day one. We are blessed to have loving and supportive families and friends who have never set any expectations for us. They have always had our best interests at heart and want nothing but the best for us. Every time we visit with our families we are greeted with open arms and big smiles and it brings us so much joy seeing our parents faces light up with happiness when they see us together. We recognized early on that our willingness to learn about our cultures and lead with love and respect for another, race would never be an issue in our relationship. "

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With The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cautiously resuming worship services, its possible that COVID-19 may come to be regarded as a judgment from on high. Its happened before.

People dying by the thousands has long been considered by deep blue believers as proof that Gods patience isnt infinite. Maybe we are/were being taught a lesson, and that its time to shape up.

If this mentality takes hold, Mormonism may undergo another reformation. Yup, well have to get right with the Lord again. Well have to be rebaptized.

In the mid-1850s, with Mormons secure in our mountain fortress, Brigham Young came to the conclusion that the church needed to rededicate itself to God. This decision followed a drought, a locust infestation and public announcement of the practice of polygamy.

Exactly which of those forms of horribleness was the spark for large numbers of early Mormons being rebaptized is still a matter of speculation. My money if I had any would be on plural marriage.

Getting rebaptized is a foreign concept to most Latter-day Saints today. It used to be that getting rebaptized was just for those who had been excommunicated, or booted from the church. A good example would be, oh, say, anyone continuing in polygamy after God or others came to their senses and got rid of the practice.

After repenting of their wretchedness, those desiring readmission to the fold had to rededicate themselves in a baptismal font.

During the reformation, however, this applied to just about all Latter-day Saints regardless of whether they had done anything wrong. It was a time of zealous recommitment.

One of the bad things about zealotry is that it can get out of hand in a hurry. Thats why I am going on record to say that I will not get rebaptized. Im drawing a line in the water.

See, theres too much of a risk in this whole re-whatever thing getting out of control. What if to prove my rededication I was called on another mission?

Not happening. Im too old and annoyable to learn another language, live in a dump with someone I might soon be inclined to murder, or knock on doors while suffering from severe stomach cramps. Did that. Not doing it again.

Sound impossible? Well, far too often, one thing leads to another and soon were doing some of the following just to prove how rededicated we are:

RE-TITHING This would involve paying 10% of whatever youve already paid as a tithe? For example, say you paid $500 in tithing. Re-tithing would mean you have to come up with $50 on that amount, then $5 on the $50, and so on until it zeroed out.

RE-MINISTERING Already made your monthly visits to your assigned families? Good. Now do it again. If you waited until the last day of the month, too bad. You go back for a second visit that day, even if you have to squeeze it in before midnight.

RE-MISSION Already served the Lord full time for two years or 18 months? Good. A second call will be especially good for you. That old Primary song will soon be sung in sacrament meeting, I hope they re-call me on a mission

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For years, Ive wanted to read the memoirs of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, especially since Id heard that Mark Twain was the moving force behind Grants writing. I imagined that there would be a lot of humor in the retelling of the Civil War. How dumb can you be?

Later, I found out that all of the memoir was written exclusively by Grant, and Twains role was mainly to encourage and promote the book for his own company and for profit. One only has to start reading to see that Grants style is strictly his own; just the facts, maam is the way he writes.

Also, I knew that Grant was known to have a drinking problem, and since addiction runs in my family, I was curious to how see how Grant was able to be a winning general and still be an alcoholic.

But at first, the size of the book I ordered, 784 pages, put me off. On opening it, I found that half of every page was comprised of footnotes, detailed listings of every mans name Grant mentioned, the birth, death, schooling and all other pertinent information, such as what each man did after the war.

Numbers of casualties and those missing were also corrected if they did not agree with Grants numbers. I soon found the footnote facts almost as interesting as what Grant was writing about. Everyone, whether they know it or not, has had a fascinating life and worthy of being written about.

As most people are aware, after the war and after his presidency, Grant had serious financial problems. He was often taken advantage of, not realizing how duplicitous some people can be. A Ponzi scheme was the final blow to his and his extended familys fortunes.

All the while writing the memoir, Grant had serious physical maladies, a fall on ice that left him partly crippled and mouth cancer that eventually killed him. In spite of these problems, Grant wrote five to seven hours each day until, on July 20, 1885, he laid down his pencil for the last time.

What makes Grants Memoirs so appealing to readers is his humility about himself and his infrequent criticism of others. Henry James found the Memoirs to be as hard and dry as sandpaper, but great is the name, when so great a bareness practically blooms.

Later readers, such as Gore Vidal, said, It is simply not possible to read Grants Memoirs without realizing that the author is a man of first-rate intelligence. His book is a classic.

Robert Johnson, a Century Magazine editor, gave Grant the best writing advice. Johnson told Grant to write as though he were speaking to a group of friends after dinner.

In the beginning, Grant quickly deals with his education and family, and that at the age of 7 or 8, he began hauling all the wood used in the house and shops. At 11, he was finally strong enough to hold a plough. And from that age until he was 17, he did all the work with horses, which gave him a life-long consideration of animals and forage.

Two other telling incidents gave Grant a life-long disdain for fancy uniforms.

When he was accepted to West Point, the tailored uniform came, and wearing it, Grant rode out, thinking how grand he looked. A little dirty ragamuffin, his own clothes in tatters, called out: Soldier! Will you work? No siree; Ill sell my shirt first. The other circumstance was closer to home, when a barefooted stable-man, dissipated but possessed of some humor paraded the streets wearing a pair of sky-blue trousers, just like Grants, with a strip of white cotton sewn down the outside seams.

The Mexican War was where Grant actually cut his teeth and learned what war was all about. He saw how little interest the actual soldiers had in the results of the war and how little knowledge they had of what it was all about.

The main thing for them was being fed and feeding the horses and mules that the army ran on. General Taylor in the Mexican War made a great impression on Grant, going about dressed entirely for comfort, sitting sideways on his horse the better to see the battle, and not often having staff following him. Taylor was not a conversationalist but wrote out orders so plainly there was no mistaking their meaning.

In the first part of the Memoir, Grant writes much on the Mexican War, seeing it as an unjust war, a stronger country against a weaker one in order to acquire territory, an instance of a republic following the bad actions of the European monarchies. One should never forget that a large portion of the West was taken from Mexico by force.

Grant also states several times that the Civil War was one fought solely to have slavery abolished. He hopes that as time passes and a true history is written that there will be no celebrations for either side, that people will realize that slavery was unjustified, no matter how it was framed, equating it to the practice of polygamy.

As a major-general in the Civil War, Grant carries the lessons of food for the soldiers and forage for animals into his directions down to the smallest details. At the end of a long plan of attack, he writes: Require your men to keep three days rations in their haversacks, not to be touched until a movement commences.

He also pays close attention to terrain, how hills and water play a big part in winning a battle. Often alone in the early morning hours, he would go out and survey the battle lines. That the scouts on the other side never fired on him was a mystery, although he was sure they recognized him. But I think it reflects the honorable conduct of the men of that era, true gentlemen.

There are very few moments of levity in Grants writing. He writes of those who traveled over the Isthmus of Panama, and says: the natives were not inconveniently burdened with clothing.

In one long passage, a reader has to ferret out Grants meaning, that he had a superstition that he should never apply for a position, but if it is given to him than he should do the job to the best of his ability. Early on, hes told he should ask for a position as a cavalry officer, and he says, hed rather cut off his right arm. Also, Grant relates, without comment, of how Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, often, before and after the war, calls himself a superior military genius.

Grant does show his own genius in using Shermans army to cut off all of Georgias food and forage supplies to the Confederacy. Sherman, himself, relates how the sweet potatoes seemed to pop up out of the Georgia soil.

But to me, the most telling story is that after Lee surrendered at Appomattox, he remarked to Grant that his troops were in bad condition for want of food, and had been living for some days on parched corn and that he would have to ask for rations. Grant answered, Certainly and asked for how many. Lee said, Twenty-five thousand.

In the October 2017 issue of The New Yorker, (given to me by Norman LaHood) an article by Adam Gopnik, Shot of Courage reviews Ron Chernows book, "Grant," and Grants conduct during the Civil War and his presidency. He admits to Grants addiction, but like Lincoln, who when told that Grant was drinking whiskey, said, Please send a keg of whatever hes drinking to my other generals. I would advise anyone even slightly interested in the Civil War to read that book and that article.

Times are a bit hard now with this virus that seems to pop up every hundred years or so, but when one thinks of all the U.S. has been through: the American Revolution, (5,000 dead), the Civil War, (700,000 dead), World War I, (68,000 dead), the influenza of 1918, (200 million dead), World War II, (417,000), its a wonder we still exist.

Keep praying that we are a nation that stands for truth and justice, even if its sometimes obscured, and therefore will not be like other empires, doomed to fail.

Roberta George is a resident of Valdosta and the founding publisher of the Snake Nation Press.

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TheBibleand theBook of Mormonteach that the marriage of one man to one woman is Gods standard, except at specific periods when He has declared otherwise.1

In accordance witha revelationtoJoseph Smith, the practice of plural marriagethe marriage of one man to two or more womenwas instituted among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the early 1840s. Thereafter, for more than half a century, plural marriage was practiced by someLatter-day Saints. Only the Church President held the keys authorizing the performance of new plural marriages.2In 1890, the Lord inspired Church PresidentWilford Woodruffto issue a statement that led to the end of the practice of plural marriage in the Church. In this statement, known as theManifesto, President Woodruff declared his intention to abide by U.S. law forbidding plural marriage and to use his influence to convince members of the Church to do likewise.3

After the Manifesto, monogamy was advocated in the Church both over the pulpit and through the press. On an exceptional basis, some new plural marriages were performed between 1890 and 1904, especially in Mexico and Canada, outside the jurisdiction of U.S. law; a small number of plural marriages were performed within the United States during those years.4In 1904, the Church strictly prohibited new plural marriages.5Today, any person who practices plural marriage cannot become or remain a member of the Church.

This essay primarily addresses plural marriage as practiced by the Latter-day Saints between 1847 and 1890, following their exodus to the U.S. West and before the Manifesto.

Latter-day Saints do not understand all of Gods purposes for instituting, through Hisprophets, the practice of plural marriage during the 19th century. The Book of Mormon identifies one reason for God to command it: to increase the number of children born in the gospel covenant in order to raise up seed unto [the Lord] (Jacob 2:30). Plural marriage did result in the birth of large numbers of children within faithful Latter-day Saint homes.6It also shaped 19th-century Mormon society in other ways: marriage became available to virtually all who desired it; per-capita inequality of wealth was diminished as economically disadvantaged women married into more financially stable households;7and ethnic intermarriages were increased, which helped to unite a diverse immigrant population.8Plural marriage also helped create and strengthen a sense of cohesion and group identification among Latter-day Saints. Church members came to see themselves as a peculiar people,9covenant-bound to carry out the commands of God despite outside opposition, willing to endure ostracism for their principles.10

For these early Latter-day Saints, plural marriage was a religious principle that required personalsacrifice. Accounts left by men and women who practiced plural marriage attest to the challenges and difficulties they experienced, such as financial difficulty, interpersonal strife, and some wives longing for the sustained companionship of their husbands.11But accounts also record the love and joy many found within their families.They believed it was acommandmentof God at that time and thatobediencewould bring great blessings to them and their posterity, both on earth and in the life to come. While there was much love, tenderness, and affection within many plural marriages, the practice was generally based more on religious belief than on romantic love.12Church leaders taught that participants in plural marriages should seek to develop a generous spirit of unselfishness and the pure love of Christ for everyone involved.

During the years that plural marriage was publicly taught, all Latter-day Saints were expected to accept the principle as arevelation from God.13Not all, however, were expected to live it. Indeed, this system of marriage could not have been universal due to the ratio of men to women.14Church leaders viewed plural marriage as a command to the Church generally, while recognizing that individuals who did not enter the practice could still stand approved of God.15Women were free to choose their spouses, whether to enter into a polygamous or monogamous union, or whether to marry at all.16Some men entered plural marriage because they were asked to do so by Church leaders, while others initiated the process themselves; all were required to obtain the approval of Church leaders before entering a plural marriage.17

The passage of time shaped the experience of life within plural marriage. Virtually all of those practicing it in the earliest years had to overcome their own prejudice against plural marriage and adjust to life in polygamous families. The task of pioneering a semiarid land during the middle decades of the 19th century added to the challenges of families who were learning to practice the principle of plural marriage. Where the family livedwhether in Salt Lake City, with its multiple social and cultural opportunities, or the rural hinterlands, where such opportunities were fewer in numbermade a difference in how plural marriage was experienced. It is therefore difficult to accurately generalize about the experience of all plural marriages.

Still, some patterns are discernible, and they correct some myths. Although some leaders had large polygamous families, two-thirds of polygamist men had only two wives at a time.18Church leaders recognized that plural marriages could be particularly difficult for women. Divorce was therefore available to women who were unhappy in their marriages; remarriage was also readily available.19Women did marry at fairly young ages in the first decade of Utah settlement (age 16 or 17 or, infrequently, younger), which was typical of women living in frontier areas at the time.20As in other places, women married at older ages as the society matured. Almost all women married, and so did a large percentage of men. In fact, it appears that a larger percentage of men in Utah married than elsewhere in the United States at the time. Probably half of those living in Utah Territory in 1857 experienced life in a polygamous family as a husband, wife, or child at some time during their lives.21By 1870, 25 to 30 percent of the population lived in polygamous households, and it appears that the percentage continued to decrease over the next 20 years.22

The experience of plural marriage toward the end of the 19th century was substantially different from that of earlier decades. Beginning in 1862, the U.S. government passed laws against the practice of plural marriage. Outside opponents mounted a campaign against the practice, stating that they hoped to protect Mormon women and American civilization. For their part, many Latter-day Saint women publicly defended the practice of plural marriage, arguing in statements that they were willing participants.23

After the U.S. Supreme Court found the anti-polygamy laws to be constitutional in 1879, federal officials began prosecuting polygamous husbands and wives during the 1880s.24Believing these laws to be unjust, Latter-day Saints engaged in civil disobedience by continuing to practice plural marriage and by attempting to avoid arrest. When convicted, they paid fines and submitted to jail time. To help their husbands avoid prosecution, plural wives often separated into different households or went into hiding under assumed names, particularly when pregnant or after giving birth.25

By 1890, when President WoodruffsManifestolifted the command to practice plural marriage, Mormon society had developed a strong, loyal core of members, mostly made up of emigrants from Europe and the Eastern United States. But the demographic makeup of the worldwide Church membership had begun to change. Beginning in the 1890s converts outside the United States were asked to build up the Church in their homelands rather than move to Utah. In subsequent decades, Latter-day Saints migrated away from the Great Basin to pursue new opportunities. Plural marriage had never been encouraged outside of concentrated populations of Latter-day Saints. Especially in these newly formed congregations outside of Utah, monogamous families became central to religious worship and learning. As the Church grew and spread beyond the American West, the monogamous nuclear family was well suited to an increasingly mobile and dispersed membership.

For many who practiced it, plural marriage was a significant sacrifice. Despite the hardships some experienced, the faithfulness of those who practiced plural marriage continues to benefit the Church in innumerable ways. Through the lineage of these 19th-century Saints have come many Latter-day Saints who have been faithful to their gospel covenants as righteous mothers and fathers, loyal disciples of Jesus Christ, and devoted Church members, leaders, and missionaries. Although members of the contemporary Church are forbidden to practice plural marriage, modern Latter-day Saints honor and respect these pioneers who gave so much for their faith, families, and community.

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Latter-day Saints believe that monogamythe marriage of one man and one womanis the Lords standing law of marriage.1 In biblical times, the Lord commanded some of His people to practice plural marriagethe marriage of one man and more than one woman.2 Some early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also received and obeyed this commandment given through Gods prophets.

After receiving a revelation commanding him to practice plural marriage, Joseph Smith married multiple wives and introduced the practice to close associates. This principle was among the most challenging aspects of the Restorationfor Joseph personally and for other Church members. Plural marriage tested faith and provoked controversy and opposition. Few Latter-day Saints initially welcomed the restoration of a biblical practice entirely foreign to their sensibilities. But many later testified of powerful spiritual experiences that helped them overcome their hesitation and gave them courage to accept this practice.

Although the Lord commanded the adoptionand later the cessationof plural marriage in the latter days, He did not give exact instructions on how to obey the commandment. Significant social and cultural changes often include misunderstandings and difficulties. Church leaders and members experienced these challenges as they heeded the command to practice plural marriage and again later as they worked to discontinue it after Church President Wilford Woodruff issued an inspired statement known as the Manifesto in 1890, which led to the end of plural marriage in the Church. Through it all, Church leaders and members sought to follow Gods will.

Many details about the early practice of plural marriage are unknown. Plural marriage was introduced among the early Saints incrementally, and participants were asked to keep their actions confidential. They did not discuss their experiences publicly or in writing until after the Latter-day Saints had moved to Utah and Church leaders had publicly acknowledged the practice. The historical record of early plural marriage is therefore thin: few records of the time provide details, and later reminiscences are not always reliable. Some ambiguity will always accompany our knowledge about this issue. Like the participants, we see through a glass, darkly and are asked to walk by faith.3

The revelation on plural marriage was not written down until 1843, but its early verses suggest that part of it emerged from Joseph Smiths study of the Old Testament in 1831. People who knew Joseph well later stated he received the revelation about that time.4 The revelation, recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 132, states that Joseph prayed to know why God justified Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, and Solomon in having many wives. The Lord responded that He had commanded them to enter into the practice.5

Latter-day Saints understood that they were living in the latter days, in what the revelations called the dispensation of the fulness of times.6 Ancient principlessuch as prophets, priesthood, and templeswould be restored to the earth. Plural marriage was one of those ancient principles.

Polygamy had been permitted for millennia in many cultures and religions, but, with few exceptions, was rejected in Western cultures.7 In Joseph Smiths time, monogamy was the only legal form of marriage in the United States. Joseph knew the practice of plural marriage would stir up public ire. After receiving the commandment, he taught a few associates about it, but he did not spread this teaching widely in the 1830s.8

When God commands a difficult task, He sometimes sends additional messengers to encourage His people to obey. Consistent with this pattern, Joseph told associates that an angel appeared to him three times between 1834 and 1842 and commanded him to proceed with plural marriage when he hesitated to move forward. 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.9

Fragmentary evidence suggests that Joseph Smith acted on the angels first command by marrying a plural wife, Fanny Alger, in Kirtland, Ohio, in the mid-1830s. Several Latter-day Saints who had lived in Kirtland reported decades later that Joseph Smith had married Alger, who lived and worked in the Smith household, after he had obtained her consent and that of her parents.10 Little is known about this marriage, and nothing is known about the conversations between Joseph and Emma regarding Alger. After the marriage with Alger ended in separation, Joseph seems to have set the subject of plural marriage aside until after the Church moved to Nauvoo, Illinois.

The same revelation that taught of plural marriage was part of a larger revelation given to Joseph Smiththat marriage could last beyond death and that eternal marriage was essential to inheriting the fulness that God desires for His children. As early as 1840, Joseph Smith privately taught Apostle Parley P. Pratt that the heavenly order allowed Pratt and his wife to be together for time and all eternity.11 Joseph also taught that men like Prattwho had remarried following the death of his first wifecould be married (or sealed) to their wives for eternity, under the proper conditions.12

The sealing of husband and wife for eternity was made possible by the restoration of priesthood keys and ordinances. On April 3, 1836, the Old Testament prophet Elijah appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple and restored the priesthood keys necessary to perform ordinances for the living and the dead, including sealing families together.13 Marriages performed by priesthood authority could link loved ones to each other for eternity, on condition of righteousness; marriages performed without this authority would end at death.14

Marriage performed by priesthood authority meant that the procreation of children and perpetuation of families would continue into the eternities. Joseph Smiths revelation on marriage declared that the continuation of the seeds forever and ever helped to fulfill Gods purposes for His children.15 This promise was given to all couples who were married by priesthood authority and were faithful to their covenants.

For much of Western history, family interesteconomic, political, and social considerationsdominated the choice of spouse. Parents had the power to arrange marriages or forestall unions of which they disapproved. By the late 1700s, romance and personal choice began to rival these traditional motives and practices.16 By Joseph Smiths time, many couples insisted on marrying for love, as he and Emma did when they eloped against her parents wishes.

Latter-day Saints motives for plural marriage were often more religious than economic or romantic. Besides the desire to be obedient, a strong incentive was the hope of living in Gods presence with family members. In the revelation on marriage, the Lord promised participants crowns of eternal lives and exaltation in the eternal worlds.17 Men and women, parents and children, ancestors and progeny were to be sealed to each othertheir commitment lasting into the eternities, consistent with Jesuss promise that priesthood ordinances performed on earth could be bound in heaven.18

The first plural marriage in Nauvoo took place when Louisa Beaman and Joseph Smith were sealed in April 1841.19 Joseph married many additional wives and authorized other Latter-day Saints to practice plural marriage. The practice spread slowly at first. By June 1844, when Joseph died, approximately 29 men and 50 women had entered into plural marriage, in addition to Joseph and his wives. When the Saints entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, at least 196 men and 521 women had entered into plural marriages.20 Participants in these early plural marriages pledged to keep their involvement confidential, though they anticipated a time when the practice would be publicly acknowledged.

Nevertheless, rumors spread. A few men unscrupulously used these rumors to seduce women to join them in an unauthorized practice sometimes referred to as spiritual wifery. When this was discovered, the men were cut off from the Church.21 The rumors prompted members and leaders to issue carefully worded denials that denounced spiritual wifery and polygamy but were silent about what Joseph Smith and others saw as divinely mandated celestial plural marriage.22 The statements emphasized that the Church practiced no marital law other than monogamy while implicitly leaving open the possibility that individuals, under direction of Gods living prophet, might do so.23

During the era in which plural marriage was practiced, Latter-day Saints distinguished between sealings for time and eternity and sealings for eternity only. Sealings for time and eternity included commitments and relationships during this life, generally including the possibility of sexual relations. Eternity-only sealings indicated relationships in the next life alone.

Evidence indicates that Joseph Smith participated in both types of sealings. The exact number of women to whom he was sealed in his lifetime is unknown because the evidence is fragmentary.24 Some of the women who were sealed to Joseph Smith later testified that their marriages were for time and eternity, while others indicated that their relationships were for eternity alone.25

Most of those sealed to Joseph Smith were between 20 and 40 years of age at the time of their sealing to him. The oldest, Fanny Young, was 56 years old. The youngest was Helen Mar Kimball, daughter of Josephs close friends HeberC. and Vilate Murray Kimball, who was sealed to Joseph several months before her 15th birthday. Marriage at such an age, inappropriate by todays standards, was legal in that era, and some women married in their mid-teens.26 Helen Mar Kimball spoke of her sealing to Joseph as being for eternity alone, suggesting that the relationship did not involve sexual relations.27 After Josephs death, Helen remarried and became an articulate defender of him and of plural marriage.28

Following his marriage to Louisa Beaman and before he married other single women, Joseph Smith was sealed to a number of women who were already married.29 Neither these women nor Joseph explained much about these sealings, though several women said they were for eternity alone.30 Other women left no records, making it unknown whether their sealings were for time and eternity or were for eternity alone.

There are several possible explanations for this practice. These sealings may have provided a way to create an eternal bond or link between Josephs family and other families within the Church.31 These ties extended both vertically, from parent to child, and horizontally, from one family to another. Today such eternal bonds are achieved through the temple marriages of individuals who are also sealed to their own birth families, in this way linking families together. Joseph Smiths sealings to women already married may have been an early version of linking one family to another. In Nauvoo, most if not all of the first husbands seem to have continued living in the same household with their wives during Josephs lifetime, and complaints about these sealings with Joseph Smith are virtually absent from the documentary record.32

These sealings may also be explained by Josephs reluctance to enter plural marriage because of the sorrow it would bring to his wife Emma. He may have believed that sealings to married women would comply with the Lords command without requiring him to have normal marriage relationships.33 This could explain why, according to Lorenzo Snow, the angel reprimanded Joseph for having demurred on plural marriage even after he had entered into the practice.34 After this rebuke, according to this interpretation, Joseph returned primarily to sealings with single women.

Another possibility is that, in an era when life spans were shorter than they are today, faithful women felt an urgency to be sealed by priesthood authority. Several of these women were married either to non-Mormons or former Mormons, and more than one of the women later expressed unhappiness in their present marriages. Living in a time when divorce was difficult to obtain, these women may have believed a sealing to Joseph Smith would give them blessings they might not otherwise receive in the next life.35

The women who united with Joseph Smith in plural marriage risked reputation and self-respect in being associated with a principle so foreign to their culture and so easily misunderstood by others. I made a greater sacrifice than to give my life, said Zina Huntington Jacobs, for I never anticipated again to be looked upon as an honorable woman. Nevertheless, she wrote, I searched the scripture & by humble prayer to my Heavenly Father I obtained a testimony for myself.36 After Josephs death, most of the women sealed to him moved to Utah with the Saints, remained faithful Church members, and defended both plural marriage and Joseph.37

Plural marriage was difficult for all involved. For Joseph Smiths wife Emma, it was an excruciating ordeal. Records of Emmas reactions to plural marriage are sparse; she left no firsthand accounts, making it impossible to reconstruct her thoughts. Joseph and Emma loved and respected each other deeply. After he had entered into plural marriage, he poured out his feelings in his journal for his beloved Emma, whom he described as undaunted, firm and unwavering, unchangeable, affectionate Emma. After Josephs death, Emma kept a lock of his hair in a locket she wore around her neck.38

Emma approved, at least for a time, of four of Joseph Smiths plural marriages in Nauvoo, and she accepted all four of those wives into her household. She may have approved of other marriages as well.39 But Emma likely did not know about all of Josephs sealings.40 She vacillated in her view of plural marriage, at some points supporting it and at other times denouncing it.

In the summer of 1843, Joseph Smith dictated the revelation on marriage, a lengthy and complex text containing both glorious promises and stern warnings, some directed at Emma.41 The revelation instructed women and men that they must obey Gods law and commands in order to receive the fulness of His glory.

The revelation on marriage required that a wife give her consent before her husband could enter into plural marriage.42 Nevertheless, toward the end of the revelation, the Lord said that if the first wife receive not this lawthe command to practice plural marriagethe husband would be exempt from the law of Sarah, presumably the requirement that the husband gain the consent of the first wife before marrying additional women.43 After Emma opposed plural marriage, Joseph was placed in an agonizing dilemma, forced to choose between the will of God and the will of his beloved Emma. He may have thought Emmas rejection of plural marriage exempted him from the law of Sarah. Her decision to receive not this law permitted him to marry additional wives without her consent. Because of Josephs early death and Emmas decision to remain in Nauvoo and not discuss plural marriage after the Church moved west, many aspects of their story remain known only to the two of them.

Years later in Utah, participants in Nauvoo plural marriage discussed their motives for entering into the practice. God declared in the Book of Mormon that monogamy was the standard; at times, however, He commanded plural marriage so His people could raise up seed unto [Him].44 Plural marriage did result in an increased number of children born to believing parents.45

Some Saints also saw plural marriage as a redemptive process of sacrifice and spiritual refinement. According to Helen Mar Kimball, Joseph Smith stated that the practice of this principle would be the hardest trial the Saints would ever have to test their faith. Though it was one of the severest trials of her life, she testified that it had also been one of the greatest blessings.46 Her father, Heber C. Kimball, agreed. I never felt more sorrowful, he said of the moment he learned of plural marriage in 1841. I wept days. I had a good wife. I was satisfied.47

The decision to accept such a wrenching trial usually came only after earnest prayer and intense soul-searching. Brigham Young said that, upon learning of plural marriage, it was the first time in my life that I had desired the grave.48 I had to pray unceasingly, he said, and I had to exercise faith and the Lord revealed to me the truth of it and that satisfied me.49 Heber C. Kimball found comfort only after his wife Vilate had a visionary experience attesting to the rightness of plural marriage. She told me, Vilates daughter later recalled, she never saw so happy a man as father was when she described the vision and told him she was satisfied and knew it was from God.50

Lucy Walker recalled her inner turmoil when Joseph Smith invited her to become his wife. Every feeling of my soul revolted against it, she wrote. Yet, after several restless nights on her knees in prayer, she found relief as her room filled with a holy influence akin to brilliant sunshine. She said, My soul was filled with a calm sweet peace that I never knew, and supreme happiness took possession of my whole being.51

Not all had such experiences. Some Latter-day Saints rejected the principle of plural marriage and left the Church, while others declined to enter the practice but remained faithful.52 Nevertheless, for many women and men, initial revulsion and anguish was followed by struggle, resolution, and ultimately, light and peace. Sacred experiences enabled the Saints to move forward in faith.53

The challenge of introducing a principle as controversial as plural marriage is almost impossible to overstate. A spiritual witness of its truthfulness allowed Joseph Smith and other Latter-day Saints to accept this principle. Difficult as it was, the introduction of plural marriage in Nauvoo did indeed raise up seed unto God. A substantial number of todays members descend through faithful Latter-day Saints who practiced plural marriage.

Church members no longer practice plural marriage.54 Consistent with Joseph Smiths teachings, the Church permits a man whose wife has died to be sealed to another woman when he remarries. Moreover, members are permitted to perform ordinances on behalf of deceased men and women who married more than once on earth, sealing them to all of the spouses to whom they were legally married. The precise nature of these relationships in the next life is not known, and many family relationships will be sorted out in the life to come. Latter-day Saints are encouraged to trust in our wise Heavenly Father, who loves His children and does all things for their growth and salvation.55

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- Pastor Habil Were met his second wife at a church he was ministering and decided to befriend her

- This was after his first wife hinted him it was time he married another woman to be him children since he could not do so

- The couple had been married for 12 years but was still childless

- The two women got along well even before the second was officially introduced to the family

- They all live together but in different rooms with the man of God having his own room

- After the second wife bore him children, they worked together with the first wife to raise them

In almost all African societies, polygamy is an acceptable and valid form of marriage - in fact, monogamy has been associated with people of lower social status.

Proponents of polygamy have claimed that the more wives a man has, the more children he is likely to have.

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One polygamist who was allowed full and active participation in the life of the church was Pastor Habil Were. Photo: Edwin OchiengSource: Original

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And the more children, the greater the chances that the family will enjoy immortality.

This is indicative of the high regard in which the tradition is held by some African people, particularly in men.

However, the theological thinking of various Christian denominations is divided on the subject of polygamy.

While some churches are reluctant to allow the wives of polygamists to occupy prominent posts within the church, others are reluctant to permit a polygamist to occupy a church leadership role.

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Yet others, such as some of the African Independent Churches, accommodate polygamists and allow them full and active participation in the life of the church.

One such polygamist who was allowed full and active participation in the life of the church was Pastor Habil Were who opened up to TUKO.co.kes Lynn Ngugi about his polygamous life.

Habil was a doting husband to his wife of 35 years but having a childless marriage seemed to have been a bother for his wife who then created room for him to be able to court another woman.

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Habil was a doting husband to his wife of 35 years but having a childless marriage seemed to have been a bother for his wife. Photo: Habil WereSource: Original

Were met his second wife at a church where he was ministering and befriended her before professing his love for her, which according to him, was accidental.

But the woman confessed to having had a mutual feeling and that he did not have to apoogise.

The second wife became a frequent guest at Weres home and the two women become friends even before the man of God decided to take her in as his second wife.

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Knowing the first wife unable to conceive, the second wife vowed to protect her with all she had including leaving her husband if he ever chose to abandon his first wife.

To ensure there was peace at home, he clearly outlined each ones position in the family but that did not stop problems from popping up time to time nonetheless.

The women lived together in the same house but different rooms while the man of God and his own room but never drew up a schedule to indicate in whose room he would sleep in or when.

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The second wife became a frequent guest at Weres home and the two women become friends. Photo: Habil Were.Source: Original

The happy couple was finally blessed by children but that did not stop his first wife from enjoying the joys of motherhood as they worked together to take care of of the children.

According to the apostle, a number of churches had accepted him as a polygamous man of God but usually asked him to keep his status a secret while preaching to the masses.

Were, who has no plan of marrying a third wife, defended his decision to marry two wives using scriptures from the Holy Book citing Abraham who sired a child with his servant after Sarah failed to bear him a child.

He further called out on polygamous men to proudly own their status and not to shy from speaking about their position

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Many fans are missing Sister Wives and yearning for other polygamy-based shows and movies to watch.

While there is no denying some tune in to watch TLCs Sister Wives because they have fallen in love with the Brown family That is not what originally drew people to the show. The original allure of the show for most people is polygamy. A lot of people are obsessed with wanting to understand plural marriage better.

And, who could blame them? Polygamy relationships work quite different than a typical monogamous relationship. Moreover, there tends to be a thick layer of drama associated with polygamy. After all, it is HARD to share the one you love with so many other people.

Unfortunately, the 2020 Season of Sister Wives is over. Moreover, some fans of the Brown family were not thrilled with how the season played out. There are some who even question if the series should be renewed for another season. A combination of uncertainty about the shows future and a lack of new episodes to watch has many fans yearning Yearning another polygamy-based show or movie to sink their teeth into.

Fortunately, weve done a little digging. And, weve compiled a list of shows and movies you might enjoy!

My Five Wives is another polygamy-based TV show from TLC. The show aired from 2013 to 2014. It was based out of Utah. It told the story of Brady Williams and his five wives Paulie, Robyn, Rosemary, Nonie, and Rhonda. The Williams family is somewhat unique in the fact that they exited the fundamentalist Mormon religion. They, however, remained strong as a family unit.

Seeking Sister Wife is another polygamy-based series from TLC. The show also featured two seasons from 2018 to 2019. According to Cheat Sheet, the show was never officially cancelled. The series followed the story of families looking to add an additional sister wife to their family.

Stepping away from TLC, Polygamy, USA aired on the National Geographic Channel back in 2013. The series focused on fundamentalist Mormon polygamists living in Centennial Park, Arizona. This series, however, isnt really a drama or a reality TV show. It took a more educational and serious approach to diving into the polygamy world.

Unfortunately, not every polygamy-based series and movie shows the lifestyle in a positive life. Escaping Polygamy is a series that initially premiered on the A&E network. It later moved to Lifetime. It is currently three seasons in. The series tells the story of three adult sisters who exited a polygamist sect called The Order.

Now, one common theme among polygamy-based TV shows and movies is a husband with several times. Polyandry, however, is a thing. TLC once aired a special about a woman named Amanda Liston. Brother Husbands is the name of the special. It featured Amanda and her husbands at the time Chad Liston and Jeremy Johnston. The show aired back in 2017. The trio were raising five children. They lived together in a single home.

TLC fans had hoped Brother Husbands would turn into a series. Unfortunately, that didnt end up happening. Still, there is a one-hour special Sister Wives fans can enjoy.

Notably, Amanda Liston has made appearances on a few other shows including King of the Nerds on TBS and Engaged and Underage on MTV.

Three Wives, One Husband is a four-episode Netflix series. It premiered back in 2017. The series told the story of Enoch Foster. Foster is the father of 16 children. The series also featured his two (and almost three) wives. The family live together in a secluded polygamist community located in Utah.

If you are looking for something not in the realm of reality TV HBO premiered a series called Big Love back in 2006. The series gave a fictional look into the polygamy world. The show was surprisingly well-received by HBO viewers. It ran from 2006 to 2011 before being cancelled.

Hulu Original The Handmaids Talehas a bit of a polygamy theme. The show tells the story of a dystopian future. In this future, husbands have a wife and a handmaid. The handmaid serves to be with the husband for the sole purpose of bearing a child for he and his wife. The handmaid is only part of the family until she gives birth to a child. They remove the handmaid from the family after. This prevents attachment to the baby.

The Other Lamb is a drama and horror movie released in 2019. The movie tells the story of a woman born into an all-female cult. The cult is led by a man. The woman slowly begins to question both his teachings and her own reality.

As hard as it is to believe, this list is far from complete. There are a wealth of polygamy-based shows and movies forSister Wivesfans to enjoy. Hopefully, this list can give you a little taste of the polygamy TV thatSister Wivesfans miss.

So, does learning of so many polygamy-based TV shows and movies surprise you? Have you watched any of these shows before? Will you be checking them out now? Tell us about it in the comments down below!

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