Name: Lessons from the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Uploaded: 2026-02-05T17:51:50.85603996Z
Duration: 1970-01-01T00:07:35.163Z
Description: The Mountain Meadows Massacre took place just a year after the Handcart Rescue. Richard Turley and Emily Utt discuss both events and consider what factors can lead us toward tragedy or heroism.

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Lessons from the Mountain Meadows Massacre

Joseph Smith, Jr. kneeling in the Sacred Grove during the First Vision.  There are shafts of light shining down on Joseph.

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The Mountain Meadows Massacre took place just a year after the Handcart Rescue. Richard Turley and Emily Utt discuss both events and consider what factors can lead us toward tragedy or heroism. 

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