Book of Mormon

There are two sects of Mormons in the USA. The initial Mormons and the Mormons that come from the "Church of the later day saints". The later are Christians who have reformed their image to acceptable US Laws, and the former are believers in the "Old Testament".

In the Old Testament, God handed out wives, child wives, etc. to men that kowtowed to the God Almighty. And these people, even today, have multiple wives...14 year old girls as wives are not uncommon and do not conform to any civil laws, other than their own. Think of them along the same line as Radical Islamics.

The Church of the Later Day Saints however adhere to the one wife....one misery rule (that was a joke) and usually to the New Testament, as well as all appropriate laws within their locale.

Perhaps you have heard of Warren Jeffs from West Texas? if not....read this: www.nytimes.com/2008/04/05/us/05jeffs.html

He is still in jail BTW.

It sounds to me like your friend went to a play similar to "Jesus Christ Superstar, which was an opinioned view of Hey_Sues's life". It's simply entertainment....and certainly not for everyone's pallet.

Don't forget that the founder of Mormonism in the mid 1850's was Joseph Smith, who lived in Missouri (if I remember correctly). People were outraged by his activities and he was eventually hanged for being a horse thief.......so much for being "God Like".

Brigham Young then led his followers from Missouri to Utah and developed the city of Salt Lake. The Church of the later day saints is a very large church these days and owns a controlling interest in Pepsi Cola...................imagine that?

Most of the Old Testament Mormons are in Jail. Polygamy was outlawed in the early 1900's on this side of the pond........thank God. One wife is hard enough to deal with, but two, three, four.....................ye gads.