In the basin between Mount Nevada and Mount Vasachi in the western United States, there is the largest inland saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, called the Great Salt Lake.

Bounded by the Rocky Mountains to the east and the desert to the west, the dry natural environment resembles the famous Dead Sea, and the salt lake is increasingly rich in minerals and trace elements, up to 50 times higher than that of seawater.

In 1847, Mormon believers, persecuted by the U.S. authorities, came to this desolate area to build a city and thrive. Today, Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city of Utah, with a population of 200,000 and a million in the entire metro area.

In China, there are more than 100 cities with a population of more than 1 million, and there are countless metropolitan areas with a population of more than 1 million. But the situation in the United States is not at all comparable to that of China, and the desolate Salt Lake City is already the third largest city in the western interior of the United States, after Denver and Phoenix.

When it comes to Salt Lake City, you have to mention the Mormon Church, which is the headquarters of the Mormon Church, and more than half of the locals are currently Mormon believers.

Mormonism is a branch of Christianity that does not allow people to drink alcohol, smoke, coffee, tea, or other addictive foods. In order to maintain purity, the believer must not have any extramarital relationship, and it is considered a sin to have sex with each other.

Probably the biggest impression of the masses in China about this sect is polygamy.

Yes, polygamy is encouraged in Mormonism, and their founder, Joseph Smith, once had more than 40 wives, the youngest of whom was only 14 years old.

However, due to hundreds of years of persecution and brutality by the American authorities, the Mormons had to declare monogamy in 1890 in accordance with American law.

However, superficial recognition does not mean that there is an agreement in the heart, and there are still many polygamous families in Utah.

In December 2013, the Brown family, a Mormon believer, appeared on a reality TV show called "My Wives Are Good Sisters."

In the show, Brown showed off his four wives and said that polygamy is the right of adults to choose, calling on the United States to abolish the current marriage system as soon as possible and allow everyone to have polygamy.

As soon as this program was broadcast, American public opinion was in an uproar, and Utah was not calm, they arrested Brown and wanted to betray him for bigamy.

Angered by the news of Brown's arrest, the polygamous crowd in Salt Lake City gathered in front of the Capitol and held signs in protest. Many of the children who came with their parents also held signs such as "I love my mothers" and "If we are in love, we will be respected", looking very pitiful.

Yes, in this free country, everyone can respect the same sex and ten loves, can have promiscuous sex, group sex, and can idolize AIDS patients, but they want to arrest others for polygamy!

Have they violated anyone's rights?

No, they are voluntary, no one is violated, but the authorities want to hurt them!

The story ends with Brown taking Utah to federal court, and the federal magistrate argues that it is not illegal for men and women to live together, and that the rights of the Brown family have been violated and that the state should pay compensation.

Although the back-to-back games were relatively tight, Li Wei still took Xia Cuilan to visit the Great Salt Lake. It's one of the most attractive places to visit in Salt Lake City, and it's the world's holiest area after the Dead Sea, with a 25 percent salinity and buoyancy that even non-swimmers can jump into the lake without sinking.

On their return, they visited the Lion's House, the residence and office of Mormon Zubraham Young with his 19 wives and 56 children, which was converted into a bishopric in 1918. The small log cabins built by Mormons from all over the world in Salt Lake City are also considered to be famous attractions in Salt Lake City.

At present, white people in the United States are reluctant to have children, the marriage structure is also unstable, and the population is declining sharply, while blacks, Middle Easterners, and Mexicans are increasing.

In the darkness, only the Mormon family is filial piety, they prohibit the believers from having sex before marriage, advocate early to get up and go to bed early, work hard, put the family first, self-denial and courtesy, the husband is happy to make money outside, and the wife is at home to take care of the housework, take care of the children, and be loyal to her husband.

These people are also very fond of children, each family will have at least three children, and they are very educational, and the University they founded Brigham Young University was named the first place in the "most popular American university for American students and parents", beating Harvard University.

Many people of insight believe that the future of the United States belongs to blacks, Middle Easterners, and Mexicans, and that whites, Mormons, are the last hope of white Americans, and whether the white community can survive depends on whether the Mormons can survive.

"Salt Lake City is probably the safest city in the United States because it's full of Mormons. The state-public University of Utah bans guns and alcohol, and the private Brigham Young University can't even drink coffee, tea and other beverages. If you see someone wrapping a bottle in newspaper and secretly drinking like a thief, then they are most likely drinking Coke. Li Wei said.

Xia Cuilan said: "Can't even drink tea? I feel that the people here are more like the people of our country, and they are more serious. ”

Li Wei smiled: "Then we are not serious? ”

Xia Cuilan blushed and said, "You know it in your own heart!" ”

Li Wei said: "Then I'll marry you all like a Mormon, so it's serious, right?" ”

Xia Cuilan's eyes widened and said, "Is it possible?" ”

Li Wei was a little embarrassed that Mormon polygamy was actually only a private relationship and was not recognized by American law.

Like Brown in the previous case, although he had four wives, he did not register with the relevant authorities, so in the eyes of the federal court, it was just a group of people living together, and Utah could not convict him of bigamy.

Of course, there are many countries in the world that recognize polygamy, especially in West Asia and Africa, and it is strange that there is no such system.

For example, the president of South Africa, who married six wives in his previous life, once publicly said that people in Western countries are too hypocritical, and there are many women and illegitimate children who dare not admit it and do not take responsibility. He loved his wives and had to give them their rightful place and take full responsibility.

So Li Wei said: "We can get a nationality of an African country in the future, such as South Africa or something, so that we can get married." ”

Xia Cuilan said happily: "Really? Actually, in fact, you don't have to marry me, just marry Cui Rong, I, I'll be your concubine. ”

Li Wei Great Khan, he really hasn't studied the countries that can distinguish wives and concubines in modern times!

The Jazz's home arena is at Delta Center, which later became the Energy Solutions arena. Because he went out to travel during the day, Li Wei did not participate in the team's acclimatization training in the stadium and did not come here until the evening before the game.

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