“So many legends have grown up around the fate of the surviving children that it is almost impossible to determine where the… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
Utah may well be the most cosmopolitan state in America. Vast numbers of young Mormons - increasingly women as well as men… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
“Johnson evidently did not want it said that they had murdered the people for their property, but the leaders could not stand… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
“As to the distribution of the booty, it would seem from Lee's report and expense account that they were all involved. Lee… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
“...they needed someone to explain, to spin, the parts of the tale that couldn't be suppressed. Someone reputable and educated. Someone brilliant… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
“The Mormon teaching of unquestioning obedience to authority, added to the strict military law then in force in the Territory, would, in… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
“They [the Mormons] are a set of horse thieves, liars, and counterfeiters. They'll swear a false oath on any occasion to save… — Fawn M. Brodie Copy Share Image
In Utah, the American melting pot is unstirred. Three out of four people are Mormons, and they are all here in this… — Shana Alexander Copy Share Image
“Trial began on Friday, July 23, 1875... the jury which was finally selected consisted of eight Mormons, three Gentiles, and one Jack… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
“After reaching Oruro, I was surprised to learn how many Mormons were living here. Or maybe they just stood out. They could… — George Meegan Copy Share Image
“If Joseph initially thought only Mormons had access to truth or goodness, he was abruptly corrected of his misperception a year into… — Terryl L. Givens Copy Share Image
“In the meantime, before the civil authorities had been able to start an investigation [into the Mountain Meadows Massacre], the church conducted… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
“Speaking in the tabernacle to a large assembly, he [John Taylor, Mormon] said: Who would not rather die than bow to the… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
“[Jacob] Hamblin arranged to make a trip across the Colorado River in search of a child who might be missing. The motive… — Juanita Brooks Copy Share Image
“There was a legend on the road that the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City was a veritable storehouse of gold, silver,… — Jack Black Copy Share Image
![“They [the Mormons] are a set of horse thieves, liars, and counterfeiters. They'll swear a false oath on any occasion to save another Mormon. They are thieves and knaves and dupes in the bargain, and no property is safe in Daviess County if they continue to pour into this area. If you suffer the…” quote by Fawn M. Brodie](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/970/fawn-m-brodie-41419_mormonism_they-the-mormons-are-a-set-of-horse-thie_2267296.png)
![“In the meantime, before the civil authorities had been able to start an investigation [into the Mountain Meadows Massacre], the church conducted a private one, if we are to trust their own records. The leaders had to know the truth of this affair, even though the group loyalty which they had…” quote by Juanita Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/724/juanita-brooks-33595_mormonism_in-the-meantime-before-the-civil-authori_1402721.jpg)
![“Speaking in the tabernacle to a large assembly, he [John Taylor, Mormon] said: Who would not rather die than bow to the yoke of the enemy? It would sweeten death to a man to know that he should lay down his life in defence of freedom and the kingdom of God, rather than to longer bow to the cruelty…” quote by Juanita Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/232/juanita-brooks-33595_kingdom-of-god_speaking-in-the-tabernacle-to-a-large-as_555686.jpg)
![“[Jacob] Hamblin arranged to make a trip across the Colorado River in search of a child who might be missing. The motive behind this is clear… [I]n letters and in recorded speeches he had expressed an eagerness to labor among “the nobler branches of the race.” He had heard that the Hopis across the…” quote by Juanita Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e8d/juanita-brooks-33595_children_jacob-hamblin-arranged-to-make-a-trip-ac_2363707.jpg)
