I think one thing that we can take from it is the importance of listening to other people

and not vilifying even those who are radically different from ourselves.

Along with that, there's the need to talk through subjects that are sometimes difficult.

We sometimes find ourselves in situations that are not that much different.

Perhaps we're not looking to massacre someone, but we may be on social media, and we may

polarize, and we may begin to believe rumors about the other side.

We begin to look at the people who are not the same as us and consider them to be the other.

So I think one of the most important things we can learn is that it's important to listen

to others who are different from ourselves, to be patient with them, not to vilify them,

but to listen and try to respect them to be civil.

I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news.

Welcome to the church news podcast.

We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church

of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

We the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We believe it is our obligation to understand and learn from the past.

Then Elder Henry B. Iring remarked on September 11, 2007,

at an event commemorating the Mountain Meadows Massacre 150th anniversary.

The massacre is perhaps the grimmest episode in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

when brewing tensions between early church pioneers and immigrants traveling through the Utah

territory erupted, resulting in the death of some 100 people.

In 2008, the book, Massacre at Mountain Meadows explored the complicated history of the 1857 event.

Now the sequel, Vengeance is Mine, the Mountain Meadows Massacre in its aftermath, is available.

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