That interest is a key reason that the symbol of the cross traveled with the saints to Utah
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and yet shortly after the Mormons arriveed in Utah, theocratic dictator Brigham Young had a cross over the makeshift graves of Christiaqns he had murdered torn down ..
Hardly the act of somneone who believed in and respected the Cross...
As Paul said “The preaching of ther cross is foolishness to those who are persishing”
Non-Christian Brigham Young was perishing then when he scorned the Cross of the LORD Jesus Christ in 1857 and he was still perishing when he died 20 years later and went to Hell for his unbelief and rejection of Jesus...
What was written on that cross, Nana? It said “Vegeance is Mine: I will repay Saith the Lord.” Seems pretty obvious why Brigham Young would have wanted this torn down, irrespective of his view of the symbol of the cross. For what it is worth... I have several photos (a few of which were published in the book) of Brigham Young’s daughters wearing cross jewelry.