On February 27th some of us braved the blustery weather
and met at the new Oobatz restaurant at Clearwater.
Those in attendance were Madeleine, Julie, Nancy, Sarah,
Betsy, Donna and Nettie.
We discussed Nancy's choice "The 19th Wife" by
David Ebershoff and managed to all complete the
reading of this very interesting book.
Everyone commented that they had learned a
trememdous amount of the history of the Mormon
religion and how it started with Joseph Smith on
the East coast and how they made their way to
Utah and under the leadership of Brigham Young
established quite a colony of souls.
Of course plural marriages being the earmark of
the Mormons that was thoroughly discussed and
compared to what the 2 TV shows had to offer on
the very lusty perplexing situations that would
naturally occur.
We all agreed that the modern day parallel murder story
would hardly be a stand alone story except that it
shed light on the fact that plural marriages are still
in existence amongst the "Firsts".
We all had a chuckle over the founding of the
Golden Plates by Joseph Smith but were reminded
of the burning bush and the ark of the covenant that
are the foundation of some religions. In faith we
must suspend reality obviously.
I chose "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn which
was also recommended by Nancy. We decided
on April 10th to be the next meeting and will probably
stay with Oobatz as the venue as the back room was
perfect for discussion. Food is plentiful and
with the $2 premium beer nights being Wednesday,
many members thought they had landed in heaven
despite not having been in a plural marriage.
Reminders will be sent out.
