. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . osity should be summarily punished. In those days it wasdangerous to seek to know more than the priesthood choseto tell. In fact, everything but a blind following of fanat-ical doctrines was dangerous. Free thought was morning following the night of which I have spokenput an end to the suspense. It was proclaimed everywherethat the Joneses had been killed, and their dead bodies, 198 FIENDISH DOINGS AT PAYSON. shocking
. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . osity should be summarily punished. In those days it wasdangerous to seek to know more than the priesthood choseto tell. In fact, everything but a blind following of fanat-ical doctrines was dangerous. Free thought was morning following the night of which I have spokenput an end to the suspense. It was proclaimed everywherethat the Joneses had been killed, and their dead bodies, 198 FIENDISH DOINGS AT PAYSON. shockingly mutilated, were placed in a wagon, and ex-posed to the crowd by being driven through the streets,attended by a jeering, taunting mob, who could not ceasetheir insults though their victims were still in death. I didnot see the bodies, nor did my mother, although they weredriven past our door; we both shunned the fearful there were plenty of women who did look at them,and who gloried in their death as a deed of service to theLord. Mrs. Jones was mixing bread at the time she wasshot, and the dough still remained clinging to her handsafter her Blood Atonement. — Scene during Reformation. This was the way that the Lord was worshipped inUtah in 1856 and 1857. / have heard men say, If Iapostatize, I hope some of my brethren will love me wellenough to slay me. The Saints are by no means a blood-thirsty people, but these are some of the results of theteachings during the Reformation. It may be a matter of wonder to many how honest-hearted people could remain in a church that tauglit andpracticed so many and such fearful evils. Concerning themurders, the majority of the people knew nothing, and sup-posed that the Indians were the assassins, as they werealways told so. Yet some were sufficiently fanatical to CAN BRIGHAM EVER ATONE? I99 believe that, if Brigham was the instigator, it was quiteright. The ancient order of things was being restored. I have heard many M
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