Utah was founded by the Mormon pioneers in 1847 after enduring unimaginable losses and seeking a place of peace. July 24th marks the anniversary that the first wagon trains arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. Their numbers were greatly diminished by crossing the country in wagons and handcarts, dying of scurvy, tuberculous, malaria, starvation, unidentified fevers, and freezing to death. This, they found preferable to facing the extermination order put forth by Governor Boggs of Missouri. I believe this is the most courageous act of faith - to leave all they had that was familiar and travel the rough terrain in the unknown in search of a place where they could worship in peace. My daughters left this morning for a small re-creation of what the pioneers experienced. I don't love the idea since I know so many of the pioneers died but it is a way for many of the youth to connect to their ancestors and understand what many of the early members endured for their faith. The youth were asked...
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ReplyDeleteHa, ha! All three of my boys will do this, I thought it was cute at first, but now it gets a little dicey when they start to push each other for more elbow room... ;)
ReplyDeleteBrotherly bonding!
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly why I make my boys clean their own toilet and floor!
ReplyDeleteSibling rivalry or bonding? not sure which!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable, but be careful, you might be turned in for taking these "Nudies" of your kids! lol
ReplyDelete... wait, I don't get it.. what are they doing?
ReplyDeleteHa ha.
Oh man .. I can't wait til their 16 and their date is flipping through your published book and sees this...
and hey-the chaotic woman must have showered today! It looks clean!
ReplyDeleteNo way! That s why I didn't have any boys close together.
ReplyDelete... And you know what they say, "The family that pees together, sprays-it-all-over-the-seat-and-if-you-had-a-rug-anywhere-near-the-toilet-kiss-that-goodbye together."
ReplyDeleteI have this happen all the time in my house and also hear..."He peed on me!"
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo and a perfect angle so you can see just enough to know what's going on. Good job!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll never get that about boys....