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According to Rigdon, the dissenters were like the "salt" spoken of by ) warning the dissenters to "depart, or a more fatal calamity shall befall you."

The dissenters and their families interpreted these words as threats, and they quickly left Caldwell County, Missouri . Their stories helped stir up anti-Mormon feeling in northwestern Missouri and contributed to the outbreak of the Mormon War .

The Salt Sermon is often confused with Rigdon's July 4th Oration .


REFERENCES

  • D. Michael Quinn, ''The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power,'' 1994.