We stopped at this massacre site on the long car ride home from our California trip. Not Utah's finest moment in history. While I don't excuse what happened I can somewhat understand what led to this terrible event. The people must have been awfully tired of being persecuted and driven from place to place so I imagine feeling threatened with someone/s allegedly poisoning water wells on their way through...well, you know maybe that happening or the rumor of it happening is what caused some mental snappage. It is a beautiful place, well maintained and kind of a green oasis in the middle of a not so beautiful landscape. There is definitely a feeling there that is hard to describe. I'm glad we stopped to see it.
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You know how in the scriptures they talk about "wars and rumors of wars" Sometimes it seems like the "rumors of wars" are the really dangerous ones. What a world!
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