Wife No. 19

Posted by rjhmoore at 6:16 PM 0 comments
Monday, October 20, 2008

This is the title of the book I'm reading now. Please let me warn you that it may take me a while to read because it is a very large book (it looks like a textbook), nonfiction, but very interesting. I've only read a few pages, but my mom is reading it as well (she ordered it herself after hearing about it on NPR but didn't realize how monstrous it was) and has told me about a few things that are discussed.

Overall, it is about Mormonism. The author is Ann Eliza Young, "Wife No. 19" to Brigham Young (the second leader of the Mormon church). The book/story is very old since both Youngs mentioned were alive during the 1800's. Ann Eliza herself was born in 1844. Anyway, I'm getting off track. Ann Eliza apostatized from the Mormon church after being a part of it all her life. She then wrote this book about the trials and truths of the the Mormon religion and her personal experiences with them. She talks about polygamy, how wives were treated, how the leaders acted, etc. etc. The book has 41 chapters on the subject, but she is a very good writer so I'm not worried that I'll get through it. Look for some interesting and controversial blogs on it!