Q: What is the biggest misconception about Porter Rockwell?

We have allowed Rockwell's antagonists to define him as "Brigham's Destroying Angel," "Chief of the Danites," and "Lord High Executioner of the Church" in their attempt to discredit the Church. None of these titles is an accurate portrait of Rockwell. He was a defender of his Church and its people during a time when the Church's enemies were willing to "exterminate" and destroy those whom he protected. Yet he was a religious man, a family man, a rancher, and businessman. His friends were both Mormon and Gentile and he defended both!

-John Rockwell, Great-Great Grandson of Porter Rockwell