Episode 22: “The Missouri Mormon War”

Tensions between the citizens of Missouri and the newly located Saints reach tragic conclusions at the Battle of Crooked River and Hawn’s Mill. These events and those leading up to them are discussed with Jennifer Lund, director of Historic Sites for the Church History Department.

Additional Resources

Chapters Discussed in This Episode:

• Chapter 28: Tried Long Enough

• Chapter 29: God and Liberty

• Chapter 30: Fight like Angels

Associated Church History Topics:

• Amanda Barnes Smith

• American Legal and Political Institutions

• Danites

• Extermination Order

• Healing

• Hawn’s Mill Massacre

• Mormon-Missouri War of 1838

• Thomas B. Marsh

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