Brigham Young and violence: ‘Suffer wrong not do wrong’
Fundamentally, Brigham Young was a man of peace; if his tongue occasionally slipped, his actions did not, writes Latter-day ...
What the tired tropes of ‘American Primeval’ get wrong about Brigham Young, early Latter-day Saints
The Netflix miniseries is a false depiction that draws on negative stereotypes, writes Matt Grow, managing director of Church ...
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‘American Primeval’: How does the Netflix Brigham Young hold up to the real LDS prophet?
The same goes for the show’s depiction of polygamous prophet Brigham Young, second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the first governor of the territory. “The only thing ...
Church says ‘American Primeval’ misrepresents Brigham Young, calls series ‘dangerously misleading’
Show also egregiously mischaracterizes Brigham Young and others “in ways that reinforce stereotypes that are both inaccurate and harmful,” Latter-day Saint leaders say.