LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Orrin Porter Rockwell Ep2 - “Destroying Angel”

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. In the 1830s, Porter Rockwell and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - commonly known as the Mormons - battle locals and militias in Missouri. Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs is determined to push the Mormons out of his state, and he succeeds at a bloody cost. After the Mormons move to Illinois, Porter Rockwell returns to Missouri to fulfill a prophecy to kill Governor Boggs.
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[@johnpugh327]

Have invited Mormons into my home for Christmas many times. Never have any trouble or ill will. I never try to press them about their beliefs or history because I know that more people have died over religious beliefs than anything else. Great job on this video sir.

[@juliemann3243]

This is really interesting. Although I'm not Mormon, my maternal side is very much so. I found this series to be one of the best.

[@paulgessell6302]

I went ahead and subscribed to the Black Barrell plus program after hearing the first episode, well done is always!

[@nanavango9374]

You knocked it out of the ballpark with this one, Chris!

[@darklingeraeld-ridge7946]

Excellent as always - and more than usually eye opening …

[@joefrieson5100]

Really good video

[@Kingspeakbackcountry]

Never knew Porter could read and write to be able to sign his name on the supposed document 83 men signed....

[@dimelibrary974]

Porter signed his mark, the sixty-ninth of eighty-three "charter members of the Danite Society" on a list that Rockwell's biographer Harold Schindler said "comprised a veritable “Who’s Who” of Mormondom."

[@123painter]

Thanks for this great episode 👍

[@joehayward2631]

Good video, my dads side were the 2nd pioneers that went to Utah.

[@user-ft6ro6py2v]

Nice

[@ahelpinghound2009]

Vim vi Repellere Licet

[@Draegoron]

To so heavily imply Rockwell was responsible for the attempt on Boggs' life is showing bad intentions. He was tried for it and aquitted. He was an incredible marksman. If it was Porter who took the shot, id have no doubt that Boggs would have been killed.

[@sanctifymymusic]

Boggs was shot several times in the face but survived, by the grace of god? Porter Rockwell was NOT tried. He was arrested for the crime and a case was presented but the grand jury did not have sufficient evidence at the time to indict. Several, at least 3, witnesses have since attested to Smith talking about the assassination of Boggs as well as directly implicating Rockwell in the attempt. To heavily imply these are not the facts of what happened shows either intentional dishonesty (lying) or being woefully misled (lied to) on your part. Orin had motive, means and opportunity. Not only that but he was identified as the man who probably stole the gun in the shooting, working in the same town Boggs was in under an assumed name. He did it dude, stop this.

[@bubbagump116]

There are many things spoken of here that are not factually correct