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- Despite these ideals, early Latter-day Saints did not obtain peace easily. They were persecuted, often violently, for their beliefs. And, tragically, at some points in the 19th century, most notably in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, some Church members participated in deplorable violence against people they perceived to be their enemies.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/peace-and-violence-among-19th-century-latter-day-saints?lang=eng
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Why were the Mormons persecuted? There are 7 reasons why the Mormons faced persecution by white Americans in the east. The Mormons expanded rapidly, leading people to fear they were trying to take over. The Mormons moved into their own communities, which made people fearful of them.
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The history of the Latter Day Saint movement includes numerous instances of violence. [1] Mormons faced significant persecution in the early 19th century, including instances of forced displacement and mob violence in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.
In the mid-1850s, a “reformation” within the Church and tensions between the Latter-day Saints in Utah and the U.S. federal government contributed to a siege mentality and a renewed sense of persecution that led to several episodes of violence committed by Church members.
To many Latter-day Saints, their forebears were simply innocent victims. It would be wrong to say that the Mormons were treated badly simply because they had theological disagreements with their new neighbors.
Persecution in Jackson County. Introduction and Timeline. On July 20, 1833, citizens from Jackson County, Missouri, confronted Church leaders and demanded that the Saints close their printing office and store and leave Jackson County.
More than one thousand Latter-day Saints, mostly polygamous husbands, were fined and imprisoned. Ultimately, antipolygamy legislation disenfranchised the Saints and disincorporated the Church, allowing confiscation of Church property.
Utah was largely removed from the horrors of the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865). The Latter-day Saints (“Mormons”) continued to settle large swaths of the American West and to establish beautiful cities, such as Salt Lake City.
