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In reply to the discussion: When is it OK for Mormons to lie? [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)After the War of 1812, some of my ancestors and other veterans were given land in Western Illinois. They built farms. Then the Mormons came along with their propensity to take and use their kids to take things that didn't belong to them. They were known to take crops, animals, tools, wagons, and even clothes off scarecrows. According to the family history, my ancestors had less trouble with the Indians or Native Americans who were willing to trade for what they wanted. Ultimately, the people in the area had what some called the Mormon War, although the small "war" may not be generally known or thought of as a war elsewhere.
My ancestors didn't lose as much as others, although they are the ones whose corn crop was ruined by the Mormon kids. Ironically, years later, a great-granddaughter married a Mormon and moved to Salt Lake to be a Mormon.