155 years ago today - Jun 12, 1862

[Wilford Woodruff]
This morning a company of about 300 men left this City for South webber all armed for war Infantry Cavalry & artilery Called out by order of the acting Govornor of Utah Secretary Fuller on the demand of Judge Kinny who has issued warrants against Mr Morris the fals [false] prophet & his Council John Banks & Richards Cook & they have resisted the officers and threatened the lives of all who should serve the writ.

[Source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]

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  1. AnonymousJune 12, 2017

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Firstborn_(Morrisite)

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