Episode 384: Mormonism Part V - King of Beaver Island
Last Podcast On The Left
00:00
The Law of Atonement
The doctrine came into play in 1849 when a young man named Ira West was brought in front of a high council for fraud. Brigham Young publicly hinted that maybe someone would be doing Ira a favor if they murdered him before he had a chance to continue his sinful ways. It is also possible that it was the Mormon people who killed Ira West rather than the establishment, evoking blood atonement.
Transcript
Play full episode
