[oremites]

The mormon soldiers were men from the handcart companies that Brigham Young ordered to go with the US Army...

There were no handcart companies at that time. Brigham Young "ordered" no one. It was a volunteer company. He did have to do some persuading to get enough men to join because there weren't enough volunteers originally.

The men had to desert their families in the snow with nobody to help them...

This was in July. No snow. Their families had the help of all the other Mormons in the camp. We support each other and don't leave each other without help.

The US government paid the soldiers and Brigham Young pocketed the money which should have gone to support the wives and children...

Completely made up nonsense. The money was definitely needed for the move west and it was put to good use.

[RnMomof7]

There were no handcart companies at that time. Brigham Young "ordered" no one. It was a volunteer company. He did have to do some persuading to get enough men to join because there weren't enough volunteers originally.

didn't he promise them new wives for their trouble? Thus guaranteeing them divinity

[Tennessee Nana]

There were no handcart companies at that time.
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Yes It was too early for the handcarts

Another criminal activity on Brigham Youngs part...

[Tennessee Nana]

The money was definitely needed for the move west and it was put to good use.
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Brigham Young always put other peopes money to good use...

He had many mistresses...

When he brought a new hat or dress for one another would want one to...

[Tennessee Nana]

This was in July. No snow. Their families had the help of all the other Mormons in the camp. We support each other and don’t leave each other without help.
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Now lets talk about the handcart companies...

Brigham Young’s greed..

Trips paid for at least twice by mormons..

Brigham Young’s greed..

Cheaply made handcarts...

Brigham Young’s greed..

No horses provided...

Brigham Young’s greed..

Mormons WALKING 1,300 miles..

Brigham Young’s greed..

Mid-winter...

Brigham Young’s greed...

Snow..

Brigham Young’s greed...

Deserted mormon families...

Brigham Young’s greed...

Crossing swollen rivers in mid-winter...

Brigham Young’s greed..

dead mormons...

Brigham Young’s greed..

Starving mormons...

Brigham Young’s greed..

Freezing mormons ...

Brigham Young’s greed..

Deceived mormons...

Brigham Young’s greed..

Wolves eating mormons...

Brigham Young’s greed..

Hundreds dead because of gross negligence...

Brigham Young’s greed..

[Tennessee Nana]

Brigham Young “ordered” no one. It was a volunteer company. He did have to do some persuading to get enough men to join because there weren’t enough volunteers originally.
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Grasshopper, volunteers are NEVER “persuaded”...

Thats why they are called “volunteers”

They VOLUNTEER..

and there is no doubt the kind of threatening “persuading” that Brigham Young would have done...

[svcw]

We support each other and don't leave each other without help.

Well, tell that to my uncle who had four teenagers and a wife dying(they believed) in the hospital, for more than two months, of a brain tumor and not one person from their ward offered help. With the exception that someone brought them pizza on Thanksgiving. (Yes, my aunt did finally recover)

[Elsie]

He did have to do some persuading to get enough men to join because there weren't enough volunteers originally.