I agree with perpetrator's ancestor. It seems to me many people out there who are not LDS, really don't understand the truth about the church whatsoever or the massacre. They would rather read outside lies MADE-UP by people who really absolutely no nothing about the true history of the church. There will always be those kind of people who will have a hay-day making up lie after lie. Liars come a dime a dozen. They breath lies.

The right thing to do... Perhaps it took the LDS Church so long to decide what to do with the land because the three decendant groups just barely agreed on what they want done with the land. Prior to their unanimous agreement, who was the church supposed to give it to?

Cal Reader...wake up, the Church has had control over the site for longer than you've been alive and there has been no showings of "Hahns Mill Legacy" film.

To the rest of you Brigham Young conspiracy theorists, that's all it is is a theory...how can you prove someone's knowledge, intent, and communications relating to an event that occurred 160 years ago?

The current leaders and members of the LDS Church do not have any responsibility for the actions of LDS people, who all died before any of us were born; however, the Church should do what it can to facilitate the healing process for those who may stand in need of it. The real question is how to achieve that goal to the approval of the decendant groups? Maybe, give the land to the federal government and set up a trust to fund it since the government is inept.

Let the county chamber of commerce carry the ball to the Feds for NH Landmark designation. It was their citizens that chose the course of action that hallowed MM. People that think that Brigham Young ordered it, must think his momma raised a fool. If the actions of church members must be accounted for by that church, then the Union Pacific Railroad should watch their mail for an apology from the First Presidency for all the troubles Butch Casidy caused them.

Nothing makes this act understandable. By all accounts these people were methodically murdered in a very calculated manner. As a member of the LDS church, and a native of Cedar City, I can think of no circumstance surrounding this matter that makes it understandable in any way, shape or form. That being said, people on both sides need to stop the hatred, and honor the victims by their actions.

you did not live back then and have your family and friends killed. some people still believed in an eye for an eye. but killing women and children will never be understandable. but for arguments sake lets say people killed your family, friends or relatives then came through town bragging about it a couple of years later. i bet you would just sit there and do nothing.

The only thing one can say is that the MORMON church needs to admit to Brigham Young's involvement and quit shoving the whole blame on the large group they call the perpetrators. That is very unfair and very unrighteous. PLEASE! NO MORE LIES!

If what you say is true, then either the Mormons did this just for the heck of it, or these people were spouting off their mouth just to be rude.

Regardless, if they did poison the watering holes that killed Indians, then the Indians can't be blamed for what they did.

Well let's see how much napalm I can dump on this discussion...

Descendents living today have not suffered because of the MMM. If you think you have, you're just being selfish and hateful. Events that occurred 60 years befor anyone now living can remember do NOT affect you directly. MMM was a sad chapter in church and American history and it needs to be remembered. But making it personal only fuels hate.

To my knowledge the LDS church has never tried to cover up the MMM. Very little information is known about all of the circumstances involved, and most of the "history" you will ever find is mostly conjecture, and usually one-sided conjecture leaning to one side or the other.

The church's decision to answer the request of the descendent organizations is gracious and charitable and well-meaning. Anyone who is not satisfied with that is also being selfish and hateful.

And finally, If I thought the Nazi party could do proper honor and justice to the dead at Auschwitz, I'd let them run the memorial there. It may be that the regret and sorrow some former Nazis feel could only be expressed in that kind of a manner.