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618. John Taylor's Unexpected, Amazing Reaction When Men Came to Tar and Feather Him, from LDS Living

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This short story of John Taylor, the Prophet, is very interesting!   It shows what great courage and faith he had. John Taylor's Unexpected, Amazing Reaction When Men Came to Tar and Feather Him by LDS Living  | Mar. 26, 2016 Mormon Life John Taylor was known as a staunch defender of truth throughout his life, but did you know that he was almost tarred and feathered for his beliefs? According to an article from the January 2003 Ensign , on one occasion he was asked to speak at a gathering in Columbus, Ohio. Shortly before the meeting was scheduled to begin, some of the brethren discovered that there were plans to tar and feather President Taylor. But instead of cancelling his speech, President Taylor stood up and delivered a powerful speech to the crowd.  “Gentlemen, I now stand among men whose fathers fought for and obtained one of the greatest blessings ever conferred upon the human family—the right to think, to speak, to write; the