Sunday School Today - Missouri Extermination Order

[Clark Addison]

In Sunday School today we convered D&C 121 and 122. At the beginning of class, our teacher writes a trivia type question on the board, and whoever knows the answer at the end of class usually gets a bag of M&Ms or something. Today's question was "When was the Extermination Order enacted, and when was it rescinded?"

So at the end of class, someone knows the answer (1838, 1976), and we are about to dismiss when a young mother in our ward raises her hand and says:

"Do you know why it was rescinded in 1976? It is because shortly before that, a man murdered a Mormon, and used this executive order as a defense. Since it was still on the books, he was acquitted, so the Governer then rescinded the order".

There were many sad shakings of heads and "Tsks Tsks" heard around the room. I looked at the teacher, gave him a skeptical look and shook my head, but didn't say anything because the class was about to end, and I had never heard this particular story.

Has anyone heard of this before, and know how this Mormon urban legend started?

[UtahDan]

I'm pretty sure that is hogwash and that it was done on the occasion of the bicentennial. My lexis subscription doesn't include searches of the appellate records of other states without paying a per search fee (which is not insignificant). Maybe one of the other lawyers has that included in their plan and can do a quick search.

[Jeff Lebowski]

That's nonsense. But kind of funny.

I learned today that the Prop 8 protesters at the LA temple last fall came there to burn it to the ground. It was only the continuation of temple work during the protest by brave members that saved the temple.

[frank ryan]

That's nonsense. But kind of funny.

I learned today that the Prop 8 protesters at the LA temple last fall came there to burn it to the ground. It was only the continuation of temple work during the protest by brave members that saved the temple.

Oh wow. Did they have torches and molatovs?

[thesaint258]

Here's what Wikipedia says:

Although the Extermination Order technically became inoperative with an end to the state of war and the surrender of Mormon leaders on November 1, it continued to dignify forced removal of the Mormons by unauthorized citizens. The legislature deferred discussion of an appeal by Mormon leaders to rescind it, and nearly all Latter Day Saints, more than 10,000, were driven from the state by the spring of 1839. The extermination order was formally rescinded by Governor Christopher S. Bond on June 25, 1976, 137 years after being signed. In late 1975, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint (now Community of Christ) Far West, Missouri Stake President Lyman F. Edwards invited Governor Bond to participate in the RLDS annual stake conference in 1976, as a good-will gesture for the bicentennial celebration of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.[42] In his address at that conference, Bond presented an Executive Order:[43]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extermi...cinded_in_1976

[All-American]

It was a part of the festivities of the nation's bicentennial.

[All-American]

. . . as already said by thesaint258. Duh.

[UtahDan]

. . . as already said by thesaint258. Duh.

Ahem.

[All-American]

Ahem.

Yup. Thesaint258 already said everything that needed to be said on the matter. Nobody else need chip in.

[UtahDan]

Yup. Thesaint258 already said everything that needed to be said on the matter. Nobody else need chip in.

You sting me.

[Guest]

Duh.

What about "No doy"?

The other day my brothers and I were chatting when one of them presented some common knowledge as a revelation to which my other brother rejoined, "Yeah...no doy!"

We all laughed for five minutes (we're easily humored). But whatever happed to "no doy" or it's cousin "no durrr"?

[I.J. Reilly]

What about "No doy"?

The other day my brothers and I were chatting when one of them presented some common knowledge as a revelation to which my other brother rejoined, "Yeah...no doy!"

We all laughed for five minutes (we're easily humored). But whatever happed to "no doy" or it's cousin "no durrr"?

They died fortunate deaths. Their passing was not mourned.

[All-American]

What about "No doy"?

The other day my brothers and I were chatting when one of them presented some common knowledge as a revelation to which my other brother rejoined, "Yeah...no doy!"

We all laughed for five minutes (we're easily humored). But whatever happed to "no doy" or it's cousin "no durrr"?

I won't give you the pleasure of seeing that particular phrase resurrected by my hand.