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Memoir tells story of Polygamist family

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Love Times Threeis a “love story” about the Darger’s. And you can probably guess by the title, this isn’t your typical family. Joe Darger has three wives and 24 children. This is the family that inspired HBO’s Big Love, although the Dargers say it’s not an accurate portrayal of their life. (They do embrace the show, however). The book argues for acceptance of plural marriage. “This book is a love story for us,” Joe said. “But it’s more than that, it’s about our family…and we talk about our faith and what it means for us.” The Dargers are Independent Fundamental Mormons and are not part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which outlawed polygamy more than a century ago. The Dargers say that plural marriage is an act of selfless love. Each of the wives were raised in polygamist families and said although there are major risks with being so open (polygamy is a 3rd degree felony in Utah) about their lifestyle they wrote this book for their little ones. “The reason we decided to do this is for our children, should they choose to live this way,” said Valerie Darger. The book is available here.

Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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I was stalking the boy I love, I hope he doesn’t see me ??????

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