Posted by:
Quoth the Raven "Nevermo"
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Date: May 17, 2011 03:57PM
Nonnie Wrote:
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> The guy who did The Work and the Glory movies has
> been working on a movie called "17 Miracles" about
> the Willey and Martin handcart companies, focusing
> on Levi Savage. Now, Savage was like the only guy
> that spoke out against leaving so late in the
> season, and the leaders publicly excoriated him
> for calling their decision into question.
>
> Naturally, Savage was right: it was a disaster,
> people suffered horribly, and many died. But of
> course this new flick puts a faith promoting spin
> on it: Savage was actually *wrong* because all
> these miracles occurred during the trek. (Barf.)
>
> I can't help but think this movie is a reaction to
> Roberts' book, which puts the Mormon leadership in
> a terrible light.
>
> Anyway, it's coming out in June -- there's more
> about it at
http://www.17miracles.com/OMG. Thanks for the interesting heads up,nonnie. I CAN'T believe that they are spinning that Savage was wrong. And that "miracles" saved the group. What about all the deaths and those who were disabled from frostbite? The "miracle" would have been to have some sense and stay in Florence for the winter and leave in the spring.