In August of 1857 the saints in Salt Lake found-out that an army was coming to stop a rumored rebellion causing 30,000 saints, including Lyon's family, to move south along with important church documents and other valuables.
The saints in Salt Lake found-out that an army was coming to stop a rumored rebellion causing 30,000 saints, including Lyon's family, to move south along with important church documents and other valuables. This was in August of 1857.