Tag: mountain meadows
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I Looked out the Window and What Did I See?
Two months ago I had the amazing opportunity to visit Switzerland. What an inspiring display of God’s creativity! Deep blue water, soaring snow-topped peaks, brilliant green-carpeted valleys…and, of course, happy cows everywhere. One morning I watched out the window of our tour bus as we headed away from the incredibly beautiful village of Interlaken. As…
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Gospel Topics Essay: Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints
Gospel Topics Essay: Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints To see an introduction to the Gospel Topics essays, click here. The entire essay is printed below, underlined, with my commentary included throughout. Because I will try to be short and to the point as much as possible, a number of sites (many from MRM) to support…
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Ballad of the Mountain Meadows Massacre
On September 11, 1857, a Mormon mob perpetrated the Mountain Meadows Massacre, killing 120 travelers in Utah. A ballad by Pete Moore recounts this tragic event, highlighting the betrayal and brutality experienced by the victims.
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Horrific Tragedy in Mormon History
In two days, on October 30, 2013, the 175th anniversary of a very dark day in American history will pass mostly unnoticed. On this date in 1838, 18 men and boys were murdered at Haun’s Mill on the western Missouri frontier. Of the 18 victims, 17 were Mormons – mercilessly shot and killed by a…
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Why Are Non-Mormons Uncomfortable With Mormonism?
On October 10 (2011) LDS blogger Joanna Brooks posted an interview with Patrick Mason, author of The Mormon Menace: Violence and Anti-Mormonism in the Postbellum South (Oxford University Press, 2011). The topic of the interview: “Why Do Southerners Call Mormonism a Cult?” Dr. Mason said that before the Civil War, “…wherever Mormonism went, anti-Mormonism followed.…
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Remember the Victims
Thirty years ago (on November 18, 1978) over 900 people died in Guyana, South America, victims of spiritual deception. Living in Jonestown under the care of self-proclaimed prophet Jim Jones, many of these people died willingly, drinking poisoned punch in obedience to a directive given them by their prophet. Some of the victims may not…
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You Can’t Always Believe What You Read in the Newspaper
The 100-year-old daily newspaper, the Manteca Bulletin (Manteca, CA), carried an article on October 29, 2008 written by managing editor Dennis Wyatt. The article was mainly about the way Mormons were being mistreated over their unflagging support of California’s Prop 8. To fill out the story, Mr. Wyatt wrote, “The Mormons are historically the most…
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“All the Women Were Prostitutes.”
The Mountain Meadows Massacre’s anniversary prompts reflection on its historical context. A new book by Shannon Novak challenges traditional narratives, revealing that claims against the victims’ character were unfounded, undermining justifications for the tragedy.