On September 12 Franklin Richards, a member of the 12 and his travel companions caught up with the Willie handcart company. They held a conference in which they insulted and ridiculed the company for their lack of faith. The GAs then said they wanted fresh meat. They made the company slaughter their "fattest calf" which they did and the GAs took the meat with them.

A member of the 12 literally took provisions from the Willie handcart company.

In the podcast we will give the basic background of the handcart trek, how the Lord's anointed were absolutely trash, and then discuss how the worst failure of Mormon History is celebrated widely every year.
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Show Notes:

Devil's Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy by David Roberts
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Timecodes:
00:00:00 Introduction and opening remarks
00:10:14 Increasing pressure on the early Mormons to migrate West
00:15:22 Brigham Young orders the production of handcarts---intentionally using incorrect information about the distance
00:29:50 The immigrants gave all their money to the church, and then had to buy their own handcarts
00:33:46 The Willie and Martin Companies set out in July, after church authorities prophesy that no harm will come to them.
00:46:08 Horrific conditions on the trail, despite the church's wealth and prior knowledge of the trail
00:55:12 Church authorities caught up to the Willie Company and stole what meat they had left
01:11:42 The companies arrive at Fort Laramie to find none of the promised provisions for restocking
01:18:11 A summary of “the known fuck-ups"
01:21:41 How the Church uses the handcart expeditions, and other abuses, as faith-promoting propaganda
01:49:56 Is the Church incompetent or intentionally cruel? Is it the system or the individuals within it?
02:05:24 How can we channel outrage in a constructive way?
02:18:27 Conclusion

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