Young decides to resist the army. A Prayer meeting is held by Young and his Apostles. A gruesome account of the murder of Parley Pratt, written by his widow, Elenore McLean Pratt and published in The Mormon , is read to the assembled authorities. Strong reactions are recorded. A memorial issue of The Deseret News is published.
Public reaction joins Arkansas with Missouri and Illinois as states which have shed innocent blood.
Avenging the blood of the Prophets becomes a motive for the massacre of Arkansas emigrants at Mountain Meadows. Orders are issued by General Daniel Wells to muster, drill and equip Utah's militia, the Nauvoo Legion. Apostle Wilford Woodruff meets with Parley Pratt's widow, Elenore. It is later reported that she identifies one or more persons in the Fancher party who were present when Pratt was murdered. The Fancher Party of Arkansas emigrants are reported to be in Salt Lake City on or about this date.