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God did give his people instructions about how to treat the plural wives. Had He intended for his people at that time to not practice polygamy he would have told them so. Instead, he gave them laws to govern the proper practice of polygamy.

Exodus 21:10 If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

Deuteronomy 21:15-17 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated;
16. Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:
17. But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

I still maintain your aversion to polygamy is culturally induced. There have been times in the past, and perhaps there may be times in the future, when there may be a valid, practical cultural reason for polygamy to be practiced by his people. If and when that happens, God will instruct his people accordingly--whether you like it or not. Remember, God's ways are not your ways, neither are your ways God's ways.

I still maintain your aversion to polygamy is culturally induced.

No, it's biblically and decency induced. I don't want a husband who has sex with other women. You want a reason to have a harem, as did your "prophet".

You reached clear back into OT Judaic law. Earth to AD, "Christians" don't practice it. Jesus Christ came in fulfillment of Jewish prophecy. We DON'T follow the old Judiac laws for salvation and we don't continue their cultural corruptions. God made his plans clear with Adam and Eve and Jesus reiterated those plans in the NT.

Now, both your Exodus and Deuteronomy cites are not instructions to commit polygamy, they set down laws within the cultural practice for fair treatment of women is a society which treated women as property.

The Exodus quote in its entirety speaks of the law regarding treatment of slaves, particularly when a father sells his daughter into slavery and IF her master wishes to take her as a wife.

God isn't telling anyone polygamy is a great thing. Moses was merely instructing fair treatment of women in the culture.

Mormon ways are not God's ways. There will be no Divinely ordained polygamy in the future.

You are sick.