On September 11, 1857, a bunch of Mormons mass murdered at least 120 members of an emigrant wagon train in southern Utah. The event is now known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The wagon train was made up mostly of families from Arkansas, headed to California. The Mormons disguised themselves…
Read More The Mountain Meadows Massacre: moral compasses calibrated for the unthinkable
On this Martin Luther King Jr. day, I am reminded that societies seem to be naturally regressive – and bringing about quality social change is hard. And even when it does happen, the leaders of society, even if they had no hand in the discrimination, often try to cover up the…
Read More Redaction, the Difficulties of Governing, and Comfort for Those Seeking Change
Subtle differences that can make all the difference. There are many things in the gospel that can appear to be relative or changing. There are even more that feel like they should be, but we often discuss them as if they are not. For example, most know that temple garments…
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