â??If I am called here again, in case of a noncompliance of a treaty made,â? Major General John B. Clark of the Missouri State militia warned Latter-day Saints captives, â??you need not expect any mercy, but extermination, for I am determined the governorâ??s orders shall be executed.â? General Clark was implementing orders he had received from Missouriâ??s Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, dated 27 October 1838, which stated: â??Your orders are, therefore, to hasten your operations with all possible speed. The Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the state if necessary for the public peace.â?1 Extermination, a powerful word, mea