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==''Gospel Topics'': "At the Latter-day Saint settlement of Far West, some leaders and members organized a paramilitary group known as the Danites"== | ==''Gospel Topics'': "At the Latter-day Saint settlement of Far West, some leaders and members organized a paramilitary group known as the Danites"== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 13 April 2024
Gospel Topics: "At the Latter-day Saint settlement of Far West, some leaders and members organized a paramilitary group known as the Danites"
"Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints," Gospel Topics on LDS.org:
At the Latter-day Saint settlement of Far West, some leaders and members organized a paramilitary group known as the Danites, whose objective was to defend the community against dissident and excommunicated Latter-day Saints as well as other Missourians. Historians generally concur that Joseph Smith approved of the Danites but that he probably was not briefed on all their plans and likely did not sanction the full range of their activities. Danites intimidated Church dissenters and other Missourians; for instance, they warned some dissenters to leave Caldwell County. During the fall of 1838, as tensions escalated during what is now known as the Mormon Missouri War, the Danites were apparently absorbed into militias largely composed of Latter-day Saints. These militias clashed with their Missouri opponents, leading to a few fatalities on both sides. In addition, Mormon vigilantes, including many Danites, raided two towns believed to be centers of anti-Mormon activity, burning homes and stealing goods.22 Though the existence of the Danites was short-lived, it resulted in a longstanding and much-embellished myth about a secret society of Mormon vigilantes.[1]
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- ↑ "Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints," Gospel Topics on LDS.org (May 2014)