Comments on: Match Your Judgment Against Brigham Young’s: The Question

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:00:01 +0000

I really didn’t want to hear about kevinf’s ancestors dropping their kilts.

By: Researcher

Researcher — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:59:54 +0000

Okay, okay! No turnips! : )

And can the cruise be a little shorter than around the world? With work schedules, etc., it might be hard to take off that much time…

By the way, fun puzzle!

By: kevinf

kevinf — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:31:46 +0000

Haggis and turnips may be the prime reason one branch of my ancestors dropped their kilts and left Scotland. Joining the church was a close second.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:21:53 +0000

We won’t serve turnips on our cruise, then. But neither will we serve haggis.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:14:06 +0000

I have no idea what Brother Brigham might have said, but as a Scot I don’t have a problem with turnips being useless. I hate them!

By: JimD

JimD — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:24:15 +0000

It seems to me that Arrington’s biography noted a number of instances where Young was (privately) rather magnanimous to people who had left the Church and then later wished to return. Based on these, I’d guess that Young used his connections in the railroad business to get these families fare to Utah.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:06:18 +0000

Hmm, well I think Brigham was a planner and I wonder if he had little patience with people who didn’t think things through. So I think he would first commend them for their enthusiasm for reaching Zion, but then would remind them that over-eagerness and lack of proper planning caused unnecessary tribulation in the past (although I don’t know that he would put the blame on anyone?), to say nothing of the fact that the church was no longer organized on the trail and had no way stations at which to resupply. They also had no way of communicating with the party should any hardship befall them. Then I think after chastising he’d ask them to instead work and save as much as they could, and he would do whatever was in his power to send enough help for them secure train passage.

By: E. Wallace

E. Wallace — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:34:29 +0000

Ugh, this is so hard! My gut agrees with kevinf’s original guess, which is that Brother Brigham is setting these disobedient ingrates up for a slam. I think he’ll either say “Yes, pulling all of your belongings thousands of miles will give you plenty of time to think of what you’ve done!” or call them on some sort of wacky mission.

By: Stan

Stan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:34:22 +0000

I agree with Coffinberry on all points. I imagine whatever Brother Brigham said it was colorful and straight to the point.

By: Researcher

Researcher — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:18:15 +0000

Turnips useless? Don’t tell the Scots! Or the Cornish!