[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

[oremites]

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

No, he didn't.

[Tennessee Nana]

didn’t he promise them new wives for their trouble? Thus guaranteeing them divinity
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Probably...

Brigham YYoung made the deal with the US government then he had to “persuade” LOL the men to go

so that he could get the money...

I think it was $10,000 of the apostate American citizen tax payers money ...

Brigham Young must have liked that joke...