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Monday, October 28, 2002
Brigham Young: Bigamist, Murderer The few Mormons I have known personally in my life have always struck me as good people with weird habits. C'mon - no caffiene or alcohol? How's a kid supposed to get through college? I worked with a guy at Merrill who was a Mormon. One day, another employee had a box of chocolates that she was sharing with the floor. My co-worker couldn't figure out what the funny flavor was in the chocolate chew. I tried one and quickly recognized it as bourbon. He was horrified because liquor had never before whet his lips. I assured him that the actual alcohol all cooked off in the preparation process, or that any residual amounts would be minute. Still, he was quite freaked out about it. He spit out what was left of the candy, and I am sure that he had to pray very hard to cleanse his palette and his soul. This story in the NY Times is what got me going with this little tale. It is a fascinating look at the September 11 massacre of 1857. On Sept. 11, 1857, a group of California-bound pioneers camping in southern Utah were murdered by a Mormon militia and its Indian allies. The massacre lasted less than five minutes, but when it was over, 120 men, women and children had been clubbed, stabbed or shot at point-blank range. Their corpses, stripped of clothes and jewelry, were left to be picked apart by wolves and buzzards.The article goes on to describe the glut of circumstantial evidence that points to Brigham Young as the force behind the attack. Sort of a modern day Osama if you will. He may not have flown the plane or clubbed the children, but he set the events in motion. |
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