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<h1><b>The Mountain Meadows Massacre</b></h1>
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre (1857) was the killing of members of a wagon train passing through southern Utah by a local Mormon militia, with help from some Native American allies, during a time of fear and tension connected to the Utah War. Some critics say Church leaders were responsible because of the situation in the territory and what was being said at the time, but historical evidence shows the attack was planned and carried out by local leaders, and does not show that Brigham Young ordered it. The Church has since said the event was a tragedy, expressed sorrow for what happened, and rejected the actions taken there. Click the links below for faithful answers to questions about and criticisms of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
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|S=In September 1857 a group of Mormons in southern Utah killed all adult members of an Arkansas wagon train that was headed for California. Critics charge that the massacre was typical of Mormon "culture of violence," and claim that Church leaders—possibly as high as Brigham Young—approved of, or even ordered the killing.
*[[Historical summary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre|Historical Summary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre]]
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*[[Perpetrators of the Mountain Meadows Massacre|The Perpetrators of the Mountain Meadows Massacre]]
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*[[Brigham Young and the Mountain Meadows Massacre]]
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*[[Others involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre|Others Involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre]]
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|summary=Critics make numerous charges and claims against Brigham Young in relation to the Massacre. Most of these are ill-founded or misrepresented.
<small>Video published by the Church History Department:</small>
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|summary=Critics charge that Brigham Young blocked prosecution of those who committed the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
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|summary=It is claimed that actions of the institutional Church and/or local Mormons prevented federal officials from prosecuting those guilty of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
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|summary=Some 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.
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|subject=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.
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre

The Mountain Meadows Massacre (1857) was the killing of members of a wagon train passing through southern Utah by a local Mormon militia, with help from some Native American allies, during a time of fear and tension connected to the Utah War. Some critics say Church leaders were responsible because of the situation in the territory and what was being said at the time, but historical evidence shows the attack was planned and carried out by local leaders, and does not show that Brigham Young ordered it. The Church has since said the event was a tragedy, expressed sorrow for what happened, and rejected the actions taken there. Click the links below for faithful answers to questions about and criticisms of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Video published by the Church History Department:

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