150 years ago today - May 1, 1861

As the nation nears the beginning of the Civil War, Brigham Young's office journal records that he is "pleased with the news which showed more and more secession, and each party was preparing for war, thus giving the Kingdom of God an opportunity of being established upon the Earth."

[Source: On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com]

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