His father had two wives and his mother had eleven kids. © 2019 NGC Europe Limited, All Rights Reserved. Date night is over. ( Log Out /  Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. ... Meet the Polygamists May 7, 2013. It’s full-body contact, none of that side-hug bullshit here, and he squeezes Tiffany tightly. There is a priesthood council that provides the ordinances of the Gospel. Isaiah sleeps with each wife, in his own room, two nights in a row. Season 1, Episode 1. And I know she wouldn’t want my pity, either. We’re perfect together. It cuts to a talking head of Uncle Arthur saying that Ezra wants to be an adult, but that he thinks it just brings privileges with no responsibilities. We are now properly introduced to miss Tiffany Quinton through a talking head. Just kidding.” No, you weren’t, Isaiah. Who knew? Cutting back to the restaurant scene, we endure more inane conversation before Tiffany asks if Arthur is cool with them holding hands. He sends the boy off to the moms for a sniff test, telling him to ask them if he smells good. Then she says she was teasing and she’d be open to anyone, but it’s not like she has ANY choice in the matter. It may be her chance to find a husband. The scene cuts to Ezra saying that Arthur was busy with the missionaries as he was growing up and implies that’s the reason there isn’t much of a bond. Nearly 30 years ago, a group of polygamists formed the town of Centennial Park in Arizona, to practice their religious freedom openly. The episode is a little over halfway done, all of the major characters have pretty much been introduced, and this blog entry is a bit bloated as it is. The series first aired on May 7, 2013. Polygamy rumors were afflicting these people to the point where they decided to send a representative of their community to Nauvoo to attest to whether or not Joseph Smith was teaching polygamy. 31. How’s that for romance? It's awkward at first, but they're enjoying getting to … But how can you if it’s out of a spiritual fear of a fate worse than hell? / polygamyontelevision. Hell, it’s not like Isaiah has one, either. No, you weren’t. I mean if someone gave me a choice between brutal, weekly physical torture, for the rest of my life, in exchange for eternal salvation or no torture but eternal condemnation to outer darkness upon death, and I was raised to believe in the existence of outer darkness as a real thing…I don’t think I’d have a choice. During the meeting, Arthur chastises one of the missionaries for his lax grooming habits saying, “The daughters of Zion deserve better than slobs. Well of course she wouldn’t. It's a world that's largely unknown and unseen by the general public, but now the people of Centennial Park have allowed cameras unprecedented access to their rites, rituals and lives. Take advantage of that. He starts quoting Psalm 23:4 to motivate his team. It’s a religious conviction. He tries to start a serious conversation about a monogamous family versus a plural family, using the example of all the food and cooking each wife brings to the table. Tiffany tells her she’s “being pissy, though!” Ezra says that “having a girlfriend goes against what you’re taught, so you try keep it secret” in the next talking head. Meanwhile, at the Thompson household, Date Night is finally starting after a seductive afternoon of passively flirting through the boy-child. He’s trying to teach him responsibility and self-reliance. Becca went with Isaiah to his room in order (at least in my mind) to get started on the baby-making. Just curious about how this works. Tiffany Quinton, Ezra’s girlfriend. Like getting married at nineteen and becoming a father without having a high school diploma. I get that the nagging and the prioritization of the missionary program is utterly obnoxious, but there are some useful things coming out of that man’s mouth. It seems like it has very little to do with choice here. I simultaneously find him cantankerously charming and slightly unsettling. He admits he’s been “a little shit” and he feels like his dad is being one, too. The next scene shows Ezra getting ready to pick Tiffany up for a date in St. George. He needs help keeping the wood chopped and ready to go, and Ezra is just the hapless victim for the job. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using Chromecast. 4. ( Log Out /  No dating, pursuing girls, or drinking. Four children belong to Marleen and one belongs to Rebecca. Polygamy USA is available for streaming on National Geographic, both individual episodes and full seasons. A religious obligation doesn’t feel like a choice to me. It then cuts to Becca who begins to explain that her dad has six wives, and that she has “forty-six or forty-seven” siblings. Oh hell…I bet he has 65 sisters. Genuinely, truly love.” I have to wonder if he feels his wives are capable of feeling the same way about multiple men or if  they would even be allowed to ever feel that way about multiple men (or women for that matter!) Ezra begins talking about what he like best about Tiffany: she’s “freaking pretty”,  awesome to be around, and awesome to talk to. 1. I suppose it beats the alternative down the road, though. Teresa says that “any time you put together a group of people and expect a certain behavior out of them, it creates conflict.” She goes on to state that living plural marriage is one of the most difficult things she’s ever chosen to do, but that she wouldn’t choose to live any other way. Polygamy USA. Maybe one of them does it for him. Ezra still couldn’t give a shit about becoming a missionary, and doesn’t want to hear all the critical, yet truthful things his father has to say while he works. ... while Hyrum and Kellie, who barely know each other, adjust to their new married life, and Marleen becomes active with an advocacy group in Centennial Park. Phoebe the elephant enjoys her food as she prepares for... Curt Coleman and Zack Canter bring a sick Bactrian deer... Bob the cheetah takes Kvamme's place in the Cheetah Run... Meet Machli, the World's Most Famous Tiger, The 2000s: The Decade we saw it All: site, Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and Rise of ISIS. Anyway, Tiffany thinks Uncle Arthur is scary and that Ezra’s family doesn’t like her very much. $1.99. There are thirty-two of them that work for the town under Uncle Arthur, subjected to his grievous abuse. Rather than be relieved, it seems to hurt Ezra’s feelings. It feels like I’m repeating myself. And he is so not ready to be thinking about marriage. Sure the roof is rusted out and there’s 500,000,000 miles on it, but that doesn’t mean my dad needs to bitch and moan about it. Unlike the vast majority of Mormons, many of the inhabitants of Centennial Park, Arizona break the law every day of their married lives. Jeez that man totally, fully, and completely creeps me the hell out. Knowing laughter ensues. The Cawleys only let those who are eight and older, or those who have been baptized, attend. They’re to read fifteen minutes out of the scriptures.” Hyrum thinks if he can follow the rules, it might grow his character enough to where the Lord might “bless him with a woman.”. Okay, Michael, so having all these ladies isn’t all about the banging, it’s about spiritually significant shit to your people. Especially the young ones. In the religious community of Centennial Park, Arizona, we explore the inner working… Polygamy, USA- Episode 1: Meet the Polygamists (Part 1) November 23, 2016. May 14, 2013. I still am sometimes.” Marleen just looks down and laughs. Next, we get a bit more about the missionaries in Centennial Park. Ezra has to live with the choices he’s making. Becca goes on to explain how God revealed to her that Isaiah was the man for her. Gemist? “Oh yeah. You need to install or update your flash player. Becca turns to Marleen and tells her, “I was your worst nightmare. May 7, 2013. Hyrum was the third of eleven kids born to Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. (Guess what it involves? Buy Polygamy USA: Season 1 Episode 1 on Google Play, then watch on your PC, Android, or iOS devices. “Daddy ALWAYS picks those stupid missionaries over me. No one may be forcing me to submit to torture, but it wouldn’t be right to call it a choice. Despite practicing a religion I find extremely unappealing, he’s grounded in a bit of common sense. Meet the Polygamists Episode overview. Polygamy, USA: Meet the Polygamists. Sixty-four-year-old Arthur Hammon is introduced next. He is a fourth generation polygamist, and passionate about preserving and passing on his way of life. Where do I stream Polygamy USA online? After a shot of Hyrum describing the odor of plyg trash while on the job, it cuts to him describing missionary life. As unappealing as that sounds to me, at least they get a choice in the matter. She realizes how hard it is to live with one husband and several mothers in a family. The scene cuts back to Ezra’s confliction between seeing how placement marriage is supposed to be and believing that God can bring two people together in His own way. It makes me sad for her, honestly. TVGuide has every full episode so you can stay-up-to-date and watch your favorite show Polygamy, USA anytime, anywhere. He then says “Now let’s take that and times it by three. Pingback: Polygamy, USA- Episode 1: Meet the Polygamists (Part 2) | Polygamy on Television. Michael starts saying that anyone who has been in a marriage knows it’s work. Makin’ lots of baybeez!) We get to see what the actual, empty church looks like on the inside and what it looks like full of people on a Sunday morning. He’s always wanted to live polygamy, and remembers reading about Joseph Smith and the men of the early church. But we believe plural marriage has to be lived in this life.” And there again is my point. She has thirty-eight siblings and is fifth and sixth generation polygamist. Hyrum, wearing a pink bandanna tied around his arm in honor of his mom, yells for the huddle up with a level of seriousness befitting a real game. We’re friggin, like, almost married.”. ... One of Arthur's missionaries, Hyrum, shows off his leadership skills by organizing a … Eighteen-year-old Rose Marie Cawley. I don’t have those fears in my life and I’d hate to live with them. Documentary 2013. What does it mean to be a practicing polygamist in America today? The scene cuts back to Mr. David, persisting on in The Journal of Discourses, content to let Brigham Young continue to lecture them about passions and Royal Priesthoods from beyond the grave. Residents of Centennial Park believe that self-sufficiency ties the community together. And he is ABSOLUTELY right about that. Isn’t my truck, like, awesome? Women can just sit there in church (or where ever) and select who they want, say God told them this is His will convincingly enough, and the guy and his wife have to go along with it. 2. He says, in a talking head, that he’s been thinking about another wife coming into the family more now that he’s been married to Becca for almost four years. riccardoelyorov27ket39. Try to contain your excitement, ladies. She was raised in a monogamous home and she doesn’t like sharing her boyfriends. Ezra begins to explain that he and his dad aren’t close. He’s getting ready to take his wives out on a date and tells the little boy that when he is older and a dad, he can take his own wives out on a date, too. Sometime after the move (it’s not quite clear when) church leaders approached Isaiah and told him there is a girl ready to get married. As Arthur is enthusiastically pointing out all the ways Ezra could cut his foot off with the chainsaw, he gets a call from the missionaries and has to ditch Ezra. Dragon Ball. She needs to hook up with Hyrum’s eye bow person. After getting out of the car Ezra asks for a hug. Meet the Polygamists is een documentaireserie te zien op National Geographic Channel. The Winter Ball. She seems like a nice person, and I really don’t want to be an ass just for the sake of being an ass. An artist, musician and writer, young David was particularly admired by his family and eventually served in the RLDS first presidency and as a missionary. We’re back on dumpster duty with Hyrum, again. Ezra then says in a talking head that his dad still wishes he’d go on a mission, but that it’s not that Ezra has to show his dad that it’s what he wants, but that Ezra has to show himself it’s what he wants. Isaiah’s first wife Marleen is introduced. Becca tells the boy, “Mmmmm, you smell like dad.” At least the boy has a few years before he finds such an exchange mortifying. Air date. One day she was sitting in church and he walked through the door. The third wife is never introduced, which makes me wonder just how much younger she is than ol’ Uncle Arthur…. He continues to explain that he gets mad that his father won’t listen to him and that his father gets mad because he believes Ezra is rejecting what he tells Ezra to do. It’s just the culturally acceptable means to an end; it’s all about getting laid and this is how to go about doing it in their world. They are to abstain from alcohol and all other addictive substances. It’s then up to an elder of the community to mentor and mold a group of young men after they complete high school, taking that elder away from his own plural family (who are already probably competing with each other for time and attention) for significant parts of the day. He is the oldest missionary, and has been serving for over three-and-a-half years while waiting for a girl to be inspired by God for marriage. You can hear her arguing with her mother. Being a member of the community is a choice and he hopes his kids choose this way of life. I couldn’t resist grabbing a screen shot of Connie “Crazy Eyes” Cawley. He also wished that he lived in an era where men were still like that. ... Senior Missionary Hyrum and his bride, Kellie, get to know each other;Rose Marie has waited two years for God to tell her who to marry, and she now asks for assistance from the town's Brethren in finding the will of the Lord. The New Polygamists: Rose Marie asks the religious leaders for help in identifying her future husband, while Hyrum and Kellie, who barely know each other, adjust to their new married life, and Marleen becomes active with an advocacy group in Centennial Park. Each week one of these elders leads the service and calls on various community members to speak. She is sitting in rapt attention, completely absorbing all of this bullshit…I mean vitally important information about what the duties of the dear sisters are. Ezra’s mom, second wife Gloria, tries to be positive towards her only son as he shows off his truck to his siblings. A family outing for Isaiah, Marleen and Becca turns uncomfortable. It cuts back to the dinner scene. Oh they swear up and down, and with their last breaths that they do. 729 likes. I’m not saying that to brag or be smug, but just it seems like those feelings eat the women up in these marriages. Tom is there with six women and needs the male bonding time. At Uncle Arthur’s house, he must employ thrift and ingenuity to live the faith. Polygamy, USA: Meet the Polygamists. Meet The Polygamists Founded in the 1980s as a Fundamentalist Mormon community, Centennial Park is a town where everyone shares a religion and a polygamous lifestyle. It seems each adult in the household has their own space (which must be a relief for Isaiah, if Kody Brown’s bed-hopping existence is any indication of how stressful not having your own space can be.) They continue to have a cheerful, superficial flirtation until they get to the restaurant. Cut to Marleen speaking for a bit about jealousy, how it’s normal, and how different fears of being tossed aside go through every woman’s brain. At least there’s no jealousy on who gets a ride on Isaiah’s baby-go-round. Rosemary and her friend get ready for the ball. Maybe Isaiah should marry someone from Mexico for the amazing Mexican food, and then someone from China, and then a massage therapist, etc… Isaiah doesn’t really look amused, but seems to crack a forced smile. Polygamy USA is a series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (6 episodes). I know you’re thinking voluntarily volunteer is kind of redundant, but with some of these groups “volunteer” really means “voluntold”, so I wanted to emphasize the distinction. He says people think they (the group) are being secretive by living in their own community, but explains that they are just trying to mind their own business and believe others should do the same. Rather than use natural gas or electric to heat the house, he uses fire. Change ), Polygamy, USA- Episode 1: Meet the Polygamists (Part 1), Polygamy, USA- Episode 1: Meet the Polygamists (Part 2), Polygamy, USA- Episode 1: Meet the Polygamists (Part 2) | Polygamy on Television. Senior Missionary, 22-year-old Hyrum, is taken by surprise when he learns there is a woman in the community set to marry him. They BELIEVE they HAVE to. Just kidding! The narrator of the program explains that joining the mission is a choice the young men make after high school, “opting for discipline, instead of typical, youthful distractions.” A young missionary gets on camera and basically puts it like this, “we’re at an age where people do stupid shit and he makes sure we don’t do the stupid shit.” Okay, I’m inserting my own colorful vocabulary into the poor dope’s mouth, but that’s gist of what he said. Marleen was nervous about adding Becca to the family because she was so much younger; Becca thinks it’s awesome that women can marry married men. Bills need paid and mouths need fed. Step into the shoes of one of the patriarchs of Centennial Park. Makes not a lick of sense to this unchurched harlot. She starts to say she is the sixteenth sibling in the lineup, but then starts counting through them and listing names. She thinks it might be kind of hard on their relationship to not have much contact. Thank goodness Uncle Arthur is here to teach these boys to wash their asses and brush their teeth, so the first wives don’t have to. Polygamy is still illegal and they are the ones most actively promoting it in the community. It cuts back to the young couple in the car. Uncle Arthur states they are to keep to themselves and “not fraternize with the dear sisters. Thirty-year-old Isaiah “Thompson” (Thompson is a pseudonym on the show) is a sixth generation polygamist living in Centennial Park, Arizona, with his two wives and five children. But it still seems pretty vague to me; a little light on the specifics of WHY you have to live like this NOW so you won’t be condemned LATER. The truck to get knocked up next to post your comment: you are commenting using your WordPress.com account:. 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