I'm interested in learning early LDS beliefs. Where do I begin?'

[rosenotes]

8 minutes ago, Calm said:

And unmarried (single or widowed, childless or not) women on their own have often been a large section of the poor.

Yes, you're right. I just don't believe marriage was always a stable and supportive way for women to survive. Even my own grandmothers and great grandmothers worked during their marriages. Then they later became young single mothers when their husbands left or young widows when they passed away. They just continued to work and provide for their families as many women these days do. 

[rosenotes]

19 minutes ago, Calm said:

When you get to 25 posts, you can edit your remarks.

Thank you!

[rosenotes]

19 minutes ago, Calm said:

Until they have children at least.

I'm not sure what you mean? 

Also, I just realized I can quote multiple responses at once. Sorry for the spam lol 

[Calm]

10 minutes ago, rosenotes said:

I'm not sure what you mean? 

Also, I just realized I can quote multiple responses at once. Sorry for the spam lol 

No problem, that gets you to 25 faster.  

One of the biggest indicator for poverty is a woman with children on her own even in this day and age (perhaps there are countries with social safety nets this is not an issue, but still a massive problem in US).  Even if plural marriage becomes unpleasant for a woman with children, getting up and leaving the marriage puts her and her children at greater risk.

AI generated because I am lazy, but it’s accurate based on research I have done in the past. 

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• The "Motherhood Penalty": Single mothers often step out of the workforce or reduce hours to care for children, causing a steep loss of earning momentum and career growth. [1, 2]
• Child Care Crisis: Accessing affordable, high-quality child care is consistently cited as a crippling barrier to stable employment for single-parent households. [1, 2]
• The "Triple Bind": Research outlined by the Urban Institute points to a combination of inadequate resources, lack of workplace flexibility, and social safety net limitations that make sustained economic mobility incredibly difficult without systemic interventions. [1, 2]

Divorced women without children are also high risk to fall into poverty, but not as high as mothers.  And the more children one has the worst it gets…polygyny tends to result in fewer children, so that may be one ‘positive’ in this area.  
 

Divorced men and single fathers are also more at risk for poverty, but not as significantly as for women.   They tend to have higher incomes, for one thing.  

Edited June 21 by Calm

[rosenotes]

7 minutes ago, Calm said:

No problem, that gets you to 25 faster.  

One of the biggest indicator for poverty is a woman with children on her own even in this day and age (perhaps there are countries with social safety nets this is not an issue, but still a massive problem in US).  Even if plural marriage becomes unpleasant for a woman with children, getting up and leaving the marriage puts her and her children at greater risk.

AI generated because I am lazy, but it’s accurate based on research I have done in the past. 

 

Oh yes, you're certainly right there as well. When I said "more options," I meant that in some plural marriages, women have more choices. Such as pursuing a career or being more family centered, some times they also rotate between the two. 

9 minutes ago, Calm said:

No problem, that gets you to 25 faster.  

😂 

[marineland]

On 6/20/2026 at 12:35 PM, teddyaware said:

but you will also be able discern for yourself whether or not the religion of the Latter-Day Saints bears discernible good fruit in the lives of its faithful members.

@rosenotes 

Most if not all religions have good fruit in the lives of their faithful members.
Truth is what separates the wheat from the chaff. Who Jesus really is matters.

But teddyaware is right. If you really want to learn about the Latter-day Saints,
study with missionaries. But don't read only a few parts in the Book of Mormon
and then pray to decide that the whole thing is from God. Even some parts of
the Quran agree with the Bible.

Edited June 22 by marineland