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Henry Reiser was given the chance to benefit monetarily if he would only “conform.”
What was he being asked to conform to?
a.
Follow the law of the land and not
practice polygamy
b.
Not join the Latter-day Saints
c.
Not go on a mission
d.
Denounce his faith
Yesterday’s answer:
D Natives
A similar senseless
act of violence occurred in an 1864 company that included Jane Rogerson
Ollerton and her family. Jane did not know that she was pregnant when her
journey began in England, and while walking from Nebraska to Wyoming, she was
unable to eat, and her health deteriorated rapidly. In Wyoming, walking behind
the wagon driven by the company captain, she became faint and grabbed the back
of the wagon for support. William Warren, the company captain, turned and saw
her holding onto the wagon and used his bullwhip to whip her and ordered her to
move away from the wagon. Jane, starving and sick, and now whipped by the
company’s captain, collapsed and died a short time later. The apparently
unsympathetic company moved on and left the Ollerton family to bury their
mother. With the help of friendly Indians, a burial was accomplished, and the
next day the Indians helped the family reach the wagon company. Only a few
members of the grieving family remained with the LDS Church after reaching
Utah.
Violence and
Disruptive Behavior on the Difficult Trail to Utah, 1847-1868, David L. Clark (BYU Studies, Vol. 53, Number 4,
2014), 96.
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