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Show 77 army more than any other it is to meet the Mormons in battle array. " ^ The Mormons were well aware of the soldiers belligerent attitude toward them, and this was a factor in their assessment of the army's intent and their decisions of resistance, i But to the Mormons it was a classic struggle between the forces of good and evil, and they were convinced that with God on their side, they could not be defeated. The army's inability to reach Salt Lake City in 1857 was seen as purely prophetic. Apostle John Taylor summed up the misfortunes of the Utah expedition this way: "Brigham Young has said, Stop, and they have stopped. Why? Because Brigham said so. -5 |