Mountain Meadows Massacre

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Brigham Young

Summary: Critics make numerous charges and claims against Brigham Young in relation to the Massacre. Most of these are ill-founded or misrepresented.

Prosecution

Summary: Critics charge that Brigham Young blocked prosecution of those who committed the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

• • Was prosecution blocked by the Church?—
    Brief Summary: Critics charge that actions of the institutional Church and/or local Mormons prevented federal officials from prosecuting those guilty of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. (Click here for full article)
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Thomas Kane

Summary: Critics who use the Mountain Meadows Massacre to attack the Church often mention non-LDS Col. Thomas Kane. Kane was a good friend to the Mormons prior to Joseph Smith's death, and he was also briefly involved in the Massacre issue. There are two issues raised by critics in conjunction with Kane: 1) some blame Kane for helping Brigham Young to cover up the Massacre, 2) some paint Kane as ridiculous, vain, or foolish—this is apparently done on the theory that anyone who likes or helps the Mormons must either be evil or a dupe.

Other personalities involved in Mountain Meadows

Summary: A variety of charges or claims are made about other observers or participants in the events at Mountain Meadows.

Further reading

Videos

Shining New Light on the Mountain Meadows Massacre, Gene A. Sessions , 2003 FAIR Conference

• Part 1:Shining New Light on the Mountain Meadows Massacre
• Part 2:Shining New Light on the Mountain Meadows Massacre
• Part 3:Shining New Light on the Mountain Meadows Massacre
• Part 4:Shining New Light on the Mountain Meadows Massacre
• Part 5:Shining New Light on the Mountain Meadows Massacre
• Part 6:Shining New Light on the Mountain Meadows Massacre