This month marks the 175th anniversary of the Mormon Battalion. This group of 500 Latter-day Saints traveled all the way from Kansas to San Diego, California to help in the war effort against Mexico. But why are we still talking about them almost 2 centuries later? And what can we learn from their sacrifice? Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Battalion Association President Greg Christofferson, and composer Marden Pond address those questions and preview an event honoring the battalion this weekend.  

This month marks the 175th anniversary of the Mormon Battalion. This group of 500 Latter-day Saints traveled all the way from Kansas to San Diego, California to help in the war effort against Mexico. But why are we still talking about them almost 2 centuries later? And what can we learn from their sacrifice? Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Battalion Association President Greg Christofferson, and composer Marden Pond address those questions and preview an event honoring the battalion this weekend.

Inside Sources brings a one-of-a-kind insider perspective to Utah and national politics. 

Inside Sources brings a one-of-a-kind insider perspective to Utah and national politics.&nbsp;

Inside Sources

Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson brings a one-of-a-kind insider perspective to Utah and national politics. 

Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson brings a one-of-a-kind insider perspective to Utah and national politics.&nbsp;

This month marks the 175th anniversary of the Mormon Battalion. This group of 500 Latter-day Saints traveled all the way from Kansas to San Diego, California to help in the war effort against Mexico. But why are we still talking about them almost 2 centuries later? And what can we learn from their sacrifice? Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Battalion Association President Greg Christofferson, and composer Marden Pond address those questions and preview an event honoring the battalion this weekend.

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