Shummy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I happen to be descended from polygs on both sides > of my family. > > Guess I should consider myself lucky that the only > plyg related condition I have is my short legs.
An early contributor here was from Delta Utah, the home of some polygamous groups. She inherited genetic kidney problems and died in her 40's waiting for a transplant. Her husband called me when she passed and thanked us for the site as it was a comfort for her. She was able to be an exmo for a couple years before her death. Her suffering kidney failure was a tragedy due to polygamy.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/05/2017 11:40AM by Eric K.
Now just you stop right there. Me and my sister-wives have been happy members of the FLDS all our lives. And every day we count our many blessing on our twelve fingers and toes. I will be keeping the one eye in the centre of my forehead on you. And my mother, who is also my aunt and eldest sister says I'm never to talk to you again. So there. Peanut, anyone?
There are numerous and subtle effects from generations of inbreeding. Major handicap or disease and death is not the only downside effect of polygamy in the LDS church. There are more minor effects as well, altho they are not as noticeable as completely disabled children. The whole previously (and current) polygamous community in the mountain west is affected.
When you see the lists and photos of the current LDS leadership, seventies etc., you are looking at dozens of people who are the children of LDS polygamy. For generations, these folks were encouraged by church status and economic factors to marry each others' children. The result is that many recessive genes have surfaced or come into play in their children.
These are the Church of the Firstborn, the Second Anointed of Christ, LDS.