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...
Ohhhhhhh, that's so sweet. They grow up so fast.. Merry Christmas and have a great time.
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Dana
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Red Ryder BB gun. Or a zhu zhu pet habitat. I am sure of it.
ReplyDeleteI want you to know I put some time and effort into reading that - even magnified the picture and everything, but I couldn't decipher.
ReplyDeleteI'm going with "Have to have a hadiypvls toy, have macet toy..."
As you can see I'm no help on the actual crucial parts...
Ask your child to read you their letter--tell them you would love them to read to you--and then praise their reading, and their ideas. Worked for me!
ReplyDeleteI can't get any closer than Tiffany, but maybe if you consulted a toy magazine it would trigger something. I'm so rusty. I used to be the Urimm and Thumim when I taught Jr High Special Ed.
ReplyDelete(Will I get kicked out of church for not knowing how to spell Urimm and Thumim)