Tag: pioneer spirit
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Female Figures at the Cross and Sepulchre
“In the life of Christ, [we can] see the devotion that was shown by a woman. She was the last to linger at the cross and was first at the Sepulchre.” -Helen Mar Whitney “The voices of one of the poor females of Utah,” Woman’s Exponent, March 15th 1883 page 157
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Alice Morrey Bailey’s Tribute to Pioneer Women
Pioneer Woman (1947) by Alice Morrey Bailey They say she wept when she first saw the land That swept unbroken into the salten sea, The unfenced sage, the single cedar tree- The shimmering heat strained taut the last frail strand Of her endurance. Wagon-choking sand Seemed bitter lot- too hard the stern decree Of wilderness-…
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Exploring Pioneer Life through Helen Mar Whitney’s Eyes
“I will pack away all my little ribbons, collars and laces, etc., for we are going where we cannot purchase them. We are going out from the world to live beyond the Rocky Mountains where none others will wish to go. There will be neither rich nor poor among us, and we will have none…
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Inspiring Quotes from Early Mormon Leaders
“Oh, children, you do not know how happy we were, even during these severe days of hardest trials! As young as I was, I knew the gospel had been restored. More than once I had heard Joseph Smith declare that our Heavenly Father and his Son Jesus, the resurrected Savior, had come and talked with…
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Embrace Your Pioneering Spirit
“Our prayer tonight is that every one of us will gain strength from the pioneering spirit. Look in the mirror tonight. You’ll see someone unique, strong, and courageous. A pioneer. Hold on to that thought.” -Bonnie D. Parkin This is from the talk, Finding Faith in Every Footstep that was given in the April 1997…
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