Book Club is back with Rebecca Bibliotheca and John Dehlin! Joining with them as they discuss the Mountain Meadows Massacre is author and historian Barbara Brown Jones. Barbara cowrote "Vengeance is Mine" with Richard Turley. Barbara puts down rumors about the Mountain Meadows Massacre and why it started and discusses who was to blame for it and who was not.  Join the Mormon Stories Book Club Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mormonstoriesbookclub Buy the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Vengeance-Mine-Mountain-Massacre-Aftermath/dp/0195397851/ref=sr_1_3 Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/mountain-meadows-massacre/ 00:00:00 Beginning 00:02:31 Introducing Book Club books 00:08:35 Barbara’s Mormon story 00:12:00 Juanita Brooks 00:18:26 Meeting descendants of victims 00:24:00 Finding out her ancestor was part of the massacre 00:26:00 Elder Eyring’s apology in 2007 00:34:30 What made the LDS hostile toward the US Government 00:37:15 The Utah War 00:42:25 The Mormon Reformation 00:43:30 Blood Atonement 00:44:35 Examples of Blood Atonement 00:48:30 The attack on the party at Mountain Meadows 00:53:40 The Parley P. Pratt theory 00:55:15 The California editors came up with the Parley P. Pratt murder 00:57:00 Putting incorrect rumors to rest 01:01:25 The wealth of the Baker-Fancher Party 01:04:15 How was this not blood atonement? 01:05:35 What was Brigham Young’s role in this? 01:09:15 They make John D. Lee the fall guy 01:13:30 What happened to the children? 01:17:50 John D. Lee trying to manage the story 01:19:50 Did Brigham Young engage in a cover up? 01:23:40 The Massacre becomes a political weapon 01:27:40 John D. Lee was the only man prosecuted and executed for the crime 01:28:30 Was John D. Lee an adopted son of Brigham Young? 01:29:50 Going after the perpetrators 01:35:35 Questions and Answers 01:39:44 Are these books part of a cover up? 01:47:20 The site of the Mountain Meadows Massacre 01:51:45 The Quilt story 01:54:44 How to say sorry to the victims Mormon Stories Book Club Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOC3Ps0ta7hBIIxlr9vOlHDH ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds