The horrific massacre is not current Mormons’ fault. Trying to misrepresent what happened however is a sad mistake that happens when people take blame for something for which they have no culpability. Making sure there is no parsing or glossing of the raw truth is a far better approach for an institutionalized religion. The current LDS is not responsible for the massacre, but they are to some extent responsible for trying to put a deceptive spin on the historical facts.
Should the Mormons of today have to explain why they hold a man, who most likely was involved in ordering the MMM and who spent years denying it and covering it up, in such high regard?
Brigham Young.