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The Journey Through the Mountains: Pioneer Children
“Just before we crossed the mountains, relief wagons reached us, and it certainly was a relief. The infirm and aged were allowed to ride, all able-bodied continuing to walk. When the wagons started out, a number of us children decided to see how long we could keep up with the wagons, in hopes of being…
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Susannah Stone: A Journey of Faith and Resilience
Susannah Stone traveled with the Wille Handcart company. Along the way, her feet had become frosted over, causing great discomfort. She stopped and “Sat down to await the end.” “After a time I was aroused by a voice, which seemed as audible as anything could be, and which spoke to my very soul of the…
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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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