(RNS) — In the wake of two recent high-profile deaths in Minnesota at the hands of immigration enforcement agents, I have seen fellow Latter-day Saints speak out against protesters, insisting that compliance with the government is the only acceptable answer. Some have even suggested that the protesters who died got what they deserved. It is a sign of how Latter-day Saints have assimilated so well into the nation in the 21st century that we’ve forgotten our own history. Latter-day Saints were once defined as lawbreakers and traitors after they settled in Utah Territory. As someone who teaches Utah history at the University of Utah, I think about such issues historically. Events in Minnesota have repeatedly brought one protracted episode of Utah history to mind, when Latter-day Saints captured national attention. Over the course of roughly 19 months in 1857 and 1858, they resorted to blockades, sabotage and fire to resist federal authority over Utah Territory. Their tactics were well beyond the type of protests witnessed in recent weeks in Minnesota. When Latter-day Saints deemed actions …