Remembering Our Darkest Hour

There is a very nice speech by Elder Eyring on lds.org, delivered only days ago at the Mountain Meadows Massacre commemoration. In my opinion, it succeeds beautifully; he acknowledges guilt to the extent that it exists, but more importantly, he implores that we heal from this event. While the scars run deep due to mutual mistrust, I agree. Acknowledging the faults, even the crimes of select leaders, does not mean that we must abandon our testimonies of Christ, Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, or the Church--as much as our naysaying friends might say otherwise.