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The Mormon Militia depicted in the new Netflix show American Primeval is insane for all the wrong reasons. This gritty “historical fiction” of the old American West features members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as Mormons, as villains. Yet even one of the show’s historical consultants admitted, it's “definitely not an accurate history of anything,” so here's what it gets wrong about Latter-day Saint history. First the show has a Mormon militia known as the Nauvoo Legion riding in with hoods to destroy an innocent pioneer company, and then it eliminates an entire regiment of US Federal Troops, and then an entire Shoshone village, just to cover their tracks. In reality, the Nauvoo legion never, once, saw, combat. Latter-day Saints also never attacked a wagon train of pioneers at Fort Bridger. Nor did they harm a single soldier of the US Federal Army. Even during the “Utah War.” And they never destroyed a Shoshone village to cover their tracks of the first crime. All of these plot elements paint Latter-day Saints as a radical and zealously hostile religious group, yet all of these plot points are 100% fiction. Some of the show’s characters are based on real people, such as Brigham Young, Bill Hickman, and Jim Bridger. Yet again, this is more fiction than fact, such as in the depiction of Brigham Young as a ruthless and mu****ous empire builder, which is simply not supported by the documents we have of his life. Now to be clear, there are examples in Latter-day Saint history where they were the aggressors, such as in the Mountain Meadows Mass***e, or the Black Hawk War. These are complex and horrifying events that I think deserve careful study and discussion. But the way this show exaggerates, expands, and conflates multiple, isolated events into a single plot—just to ramp up the violins—can perpetuate harmful stereotypes about the religion. /1
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If Joseph Smith fabricated the Book of Mormon, he would have needed to remember and keep straight hundreds of sequentially consistent dates throughout its more than 500 pages. This would have been especially difficult during the record’s multiple flashbacks or when its three separate calendar systems overlap. . To better understand what I’m talking about, we’re going to have to break down the timeline. . Mosiah 29:46 says that the 1st year of the reign of the judges coincided with the 509th year from the time that Lehi and his family left Jerusalem. Much later, in Third Nephi 1, Nephi reports that the 91st year of the reign of the judges has passed away and that it has been six hundred years since Lehi left Jerusalem. This means that these 2 moments in time must have happened about 91 years apart, and the math definitely checks out, even after 199 pages of Book of Mormon translation! . Then 3 Nephi 1:15 introduces a third calendar system, which tracks time elapsed since the sign of Christ’s birth. In 3 Nephi 2:5-7, Mormon tells us that 9 more years have passed and gives us a new set of dates for all 3 calendars. Once again, all the dates line up, as you can see in this table. . With many more examples like this, it would have been insane for Joseph Smith to have kept all this straight, especially since, according to witnesses, he wasn’t relying on any notes to help his memory. It genuinely seems more plausible to me that these were in fact all actual dates that were written down in real, ancient records. /1
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Intro post: My name is Jasmin, I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I run the ScripturePlus account. You can find answers to your scripture questions, analysis of difficult gospel topics, church news, and occasional memes. /1
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Hardly anyone knows this, but the most visited, paid tourist attraction in Hawaii isn’t a beach or resort, and it doesn’t make a profit. It’s run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes known as the Mormon church. The Polynesian Cultural Center is more than just an educational theme park—it’s an immersive living museum where international students from all over the Pacific share the music, history, and culture of the Polynesian islands. Unlike most tourist destinations, its goal isn’t to turn a profit, but to fund a debt-free education for the students of one of the most diverse universities in the United States, Brigham Young University—Hawaii. 70% of the student body at BYU—Hawaii are international students from over 65 different countries. So here's the deal. If they agree to work 19 hours a week on campus, such as at the Polynesian Cultural Center, the proceeds of the center and the Church cover the rest of the cost of their expensive education so they can return home to advance their careers and strengthen their local communities. See the impact for yourself on the About page of the BYU—Hawaii website. And if YOU have been to the PCC, let me know in the comments what your experience was like. Polynesian Cultural Center BYU–Hawaii
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