Oh now, there you go with those darn facts again...
It really screws things up ya know...
You need to take a divine time out and chew a little cactus...
Polygamy in 19th century Utah was a family affair!!!
-—Bishop Smith, of Brigham City, married two of his own
nieces. Bishop Johnson, of Springville, outdid his
brother bishop, and married six. The first one was the
daughter of an elder brother; the other five were sisters,
and daughters of Lorenzo Johnson. He first married the
eldest one, Mary, who was only fifteen at the time; then
he asked that all the others might be given to him, to be
sealed to him when they grow up. The youngest was only two
years old at the time that her father promised her to her
uncle, and she was only thirteen when she was sealed to
him. All this was sanctioned by the President; else, of
course, it would not occur; and he does not hesitate to
say that he sees no reason why persons who are nearly
related should not marry; they certainly ought to think
more of each other than of strangers; and all that he can
see that stands in the way is popular prejudice.
Ann Young, Wife #19, Chapter XVII
