Category Archives: Mormon History

September 11, 1857

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

A significant date in the history of our nation. A date marking tragedy in the history of many families. A day of mourning 150 years ago. A day of sorrowful remembrance in 2007. The Mountain Meadows Massacre is not pleasant … Continue reading →

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Considering September Dawn

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

September Dawn opened in theaters last Friday. Opinions on the movie vary widely. It seems that, much like reactions to Helen Whitney’s PBS documentary The Mormons, viewers either love or hate September Dawn. If you have watched the movie, we’d … Continue reading →

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The Mormon Church vs. Hollywood

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

Today the Hollywood movie September Dawn opens in 1000 theaters nationwide. The dramatized portrayal of the Mountain Meadows Massacre–wherein Mormon men massacred 120 emigrants as they peacefully passed through southern Utah in 1857–is unwelcome among Latter-day Saints. The film has … Continue reading →

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Obeying Orders at Mountain Meadows: Would You?

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Bill McKeever

A piece on the USAToday.com website by conservative commentator Michael Medved criticizing the new film September Dawn (scheduled to be released on August 24th), has been getting much approval from the LDS community. Even Fox News chimed in with a … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Nauvoo: Where Joseph Smith is the Superstar and Accurate Information is Suppressed

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

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James 1:5 — An Appeal to Scripture

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

I was recently reading in The Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith — History regarding the events leading up to Joseph Smith’s First Vision. As Joseph told the story, he talked about his confusion over which church was correct in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Joseph Smith, Mormon History | 47 Comments

Fourth of July in Far West, 1838

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

On the 4th of July, 1838 the Mormons, gathered in Far West, Missouri, held a celebration. The following is an excerpt from former BYU historian Stephen C. LeSueur’s book, The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, pages 49-53. “…at their Fourth … Continue reading →

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“Mormonism’s king was dead.”

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

On 27 June 1844 Mormonism’s founding prophet, Joseph Smith, was killed. Much has been written about the death of Joseph Smith, accounts written from every perspective imaginable. In 1994 historian D. Michael Quinn, a former BYU professor and former Mormon, … Continue reading →

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September Dawn: An American Tragedy Portrayed

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Bill McKeever

Recently, several of us at MRM took a “field trip” down to the site of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. I have been to this area probably about a dozen times since my wife and I first visited in 1977. Back … Continue reading →

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Joseph Smith on Humility, Innocence and Truth

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Sharon Lindbloom

One hundred and sixty-three years ago tomorrow (June 7, 1844) the one and only issue of The Nauvoo Expositor was published in Nauvoo, Illinois. The newspaper was intended to be the voice of the Reformed Mormon Church, a dissident religious … Continue reading →

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