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Originally Posted by All-American
Two points regarding the lamb to the slaughter:
1. He was on the other side of the Mississippi river, about to escape entirely. He came back to Nauvoo willingly, apparently aware that it would seal his fate.
2. John Taylor and Willard Richards were also in the room. He may not have been fighting only for himself.
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These were my two thoughts as well. He initially thought he might escape, but eventually he came to peace with his fate and did go willingly. I think he knew he would die if he turned back and he did it.