Brigham Young Page #5

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farsightedness, common sense--

( Glass Shatters )

He will lead my people...

even as Moses led

the children of Israel

across the wilderness.

(Pounding)

- (Pounding Continues )

- (Shouting Continues )

(Pounding)

( Groans )

O Lord, my God!

( All Shouting, I ndistinct )

(Knocking On Door)

We thought we'd

just come over and see

how you were getting along.

Won't you come in?.

- I'm going away.

- Where to?.

You see, I have an aunt

back in New York-- not really

my aunt, but just by marriage--

- and I wrote her and asked her--

- We came hopin' you'd

come over and staywith us.

Oh, thanks just the same,

but I-- I'm afraid I couldn't do that.

We'd sure like

to haveyou ifyou could.

We thought, seeing

you lostyour father had

something to dowith us--

- Oh, but I'm not a Mormon.

- That wouldn't make any difference.

But I--

I just don't understand.

It's been so terrible,

all this hating and killing.

- Itwon't always be like that, zina.

- I couldn't stand it.

I'vejust got to get away.

( Sobbing )

Oh, well. Now, now.

You come over

and staywith us.

( Crying )

I don't know hardlywhat to do.

Well, now, you can stay

for a little while.

And then a little later, after

you're getting to feeling better...

then you can decide.

( Crying )

(Rooster Crows )

(Hammering)

I'm afraid you folks

are making a sad mistake...

fixin' to run off

and leave a fine farm like this...

when there's

no sense to it.

Brigham Young thinks there's

sense to it. Gettin' ready

to leave by spring.

What Brigham Young thinks

and what the Lord says

are two different things.

Brother Duncan has been picked

to takeJoseph's place as prophet.

- Duncan?.

- He's had a revelation.

What does Brigham Young

say aboutyour being

head ofthe church?.

As I told you before,

what Brigham Young says

and what the Lord says...

are two different things.

Everyone knows thatJoseph

wanted me to take his place.

I was his chief counsel

long before Brigham Young

ever came along.

- I stood up for him.

- Like Brigham stood up

for him in courtyou mean?.

He'd never have been in court

in the first place ifhe hadn't

listened to fool advice.

I warned him what would happen

raising an army

instead of compromising.

""Compromising"?.

Listen.

I stood right here in this yard

and saw my father--

who'd never hurt anybody

in all his life-- beaten to death...

zina's father shot down

in cold blood.

And you sit there

and talk about compromising.

I'dratherbe shot down

than go crawling on mybelly...

asking a lot ofmurderers

to let me alone.

And I don't believe that the Lord said

anything to you at all.

If he picked anyone to be head

of this church, it was Brigham Young.

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