Historian Will Bagley has contributed to several volumes of western History called Kingdom of the West.  He’ll introduce us to the set. Will:  Let me introduce the series first. This is the Kingdom in the West series[1].

John D. Lee was convicted in the second trial for his role in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.  Will describes what he believes was a deal between prosecutors and the LDS Church. Will:  Anyway, Sumner Howard, or a member of his team,

It took 18 years to start the first trial of John D. Lee for the atrocities at Mountain Meadows.  Why did it take so long?  Historian Will Bagley believes LDS Church leaders covered up the crime.  How does he come to that conclusion? Will:  But,

John D. Lee was the only person convicted in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.  Historian Will Bagley tells the awful details of the tragedy. GT:  Okay, so the first attack occurs on September 7. Basically, the Fancher party literally circle the wagons,

Following Will Bagley’s 2002 release of Blood of the Prophets, Richard Turley published Massacre at Mountain Meadows in 2008, as well as some collected legal records in 2017. I asked historian Will Bagley his impression of Turley’s work,

When assigning blame for the Mountain Meadows Massacre, two figures who played a prominent role in raising tensions often don’t get talked about as much as others:  President James Buchanan, and apostle George A. Smith.

Just a few years before the Mountain Meadows Massacre was the Willie & Martin Handcart disasters.  Will Bagley has some surprising allegations about Brigham Young concerning these disasters. Will:  Brigham Young gets word of this through Franklin D Ric...

163 years ago this month a terrible massacre occurred in southern Utah: the Mountain Meadows Massacre.  Juanita Brooks was the first LDS scholar to examine the massacre, and her book published in 1957 set the standard for Mormon scholarship.

There are many people who are attracted to the Remnant Movement.  I asked Denver why that was, and if people practiced speaking in tongues like in the early days of the Church. Denver:  Yes, the answer is yes.

Denver Snuffer welcomes people to join his movement but emphasizes that the Remnant Movement is not a church!  How does that work? GT:  Your movement is the Remnant Movement. That’s kind of the name.  Do you have an official name for your church?