16: People or Property | 132 Problems: Revisiting Mormon Polygamy

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In God’s eyes are women people or property? Section 132 repeatedly refers to women as property. Is that consistent with the rest of scripture? What can we learn from Eve and other women in scripture? Is there a way to reconcile these two perspectives? Why does it matter?

Scriptures:
D&C 132:34-65
2 Nephi 2:14-16, 22-26
Genesis 2:21-24
Genesis 3:16 / Moses 4:22
D&C 121:34-42
1 Nephi 5:1-6
1 Nephi 17:20
Alma 19:10, 16-18
Mosiah 19:13
Mosiah 21:17
Alma 14:10
Alma 46:12
Jacob 2:31-35

Links:
1835 D&C 101:2
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/appendix-3-statement-on-marriage-circa-august-1835/1
Brigham Young Quote
https://scriptures.byu.edu/jod/pdf/JoD05/JoD05_0210.pdf
Brigham Young Quote
https://archive.org/details/JoDV08/page/n185/mode/2up