This is kind of long. What do you think of how the people in Missouri treated the early Mormon Pioneers?
http://restorationbookstore.org/prints/haunsmill.htm
2007-01-03 12:59:30 · 7 answers · asked by J T 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's an incredibly dark spot in the history of a nation that prides itself on freedom of religion. I find it pretty amazing how many people don't know about things like this.
2007-01-03 13:06:36 · answer #1 · answered by daisyk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
sure I surely have! i've got surely been to the unique Haun's Mill web site with my kin. right it somewhat is what occurred. Haun's Mill grew to become into based through Jacob Haun and grew to become right into a settlement of participants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It had a mill, a blacksmith save and a few homes. In 1838 the governor of Missouri, Lilburn W. Boggs, issued an extermination order to the 'Mormons' with the aid of fact the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is each and every so often understand as. "On 30 October, a mob of approximately 240 adult adult males approached Haun’s Mill with the reason of ending up the governor’s extermination order. while they attacked, the adult adult males interior the settlement sought secure practices interior the blacksmith save whilst the girls and youngsters fled into the woods. between the Church participants swung his hat on the mob and cried for peace, however the mob in basic terms shot at him. The mob additionally fired on the unarmed ladies and youngsters. a minimum of 17 human beings have been killed at Haun’s Mill, and 13 others have been wounded." i desire that this helps! In my source, to get to the Haun's Mill section, scroll down somewhat, it somewhat isn't any longer a great article.
2016-11-26 01:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just goes to show how true the gospel is. Think about it: The gospel is just being restored to the earth, Satan knows this could bring about salvation for mankind...and he doesn't want that. It is so apparent that Satan was in the hearts of those people who were murdering, beating, and mobbing the early members of the church. It just solidifies my testimony that the gospel is true. WHY would those people have been fighting SO hard against the church? Because Satan had hardened their hearts, caused them to be confused, misled, and resentful towards a man who claimed he saw God and Jesus Christ, and to resent all the members of the church. It is very sad.
I am grateful for what Joseph Smith accomplished, that he and all the members of the church had the courage and faith to endure.
2007-01-04 05:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have ready different versions of this before. There is always stress before a major decision, and I think a lot of this stress was a precursor to the Civil War, which had not yet happened.
2007-01-04 11:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a tragady in our nations history ( though the 18th century was filled with them) fortunatly the Mormons had good rightuous revenge when they slaugtered 140 some people by treachery ( haveing failed at ambush they did it with a false flag of true and guarantee of safe passage) at the Mountain Medows Massacre. I guess they beleve in an eye for an eye, not that any of the victims of the latter massacre were in any way involved in the first.
2007-01-03 13:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by Zarathustra 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yeah...pretty nasty. This was evident in many places other than Missouri...thats why the majority moved into Utah.
2007-01-03 13:02:31 · answer #6 · answered by What, what, what?? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was bad and does not surprise me.
2007-01-03 13:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by bess 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋