In the mid 1800s, Mormon explorers pushed down through southern Utah across the state border to escape escalating hostility by the U.S. government towards their polygamist practices. The Church built a settlement and cattle ranch around Pipe Spring, which marginalized the Kaibab Paiutes by cutting off their water use. Overgrazing, along with increased drought, destroyed […]
Ground was flooded and the first plowing in the valley was begun on July 23 by the advance party. The next day saw the planting of potatoes and corn, for the colonists clearly foresaw the necessity for haste if anything was to be grown in the short season left. The colony was increased materially in […]
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by Helen B. Gardner, a freelance writer living in Gunlock, Utah. Dr. Bowler, her brother, is a professor at Southern Utah University. 1912-1917 The year was 1912. At his ranch home in Central, Utah, henry davis holt sat listening to an itinerant dry goods drummer tell the story of how many telephone companies were being […]
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Mormons And Jews Got Along Okay In Early Days By Les Goates, Church Information Service This article originally appeared in the Jan-Feb 1972 edition of Pioneer Magazine Since American Jewry entered its tercentenary in 1950’s, a number of histories have seen the light of print on the Jews in the United States, both countrywide and […]
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This article originally appeared in the Nov/Dec 1970 edition of Pioneer Magazine moroni timbimboo, a Shoshoni Indian living in Northern Utah, had an experience in 1916 that made him believe God had a mission for him in life. Running to catch a moving train, he lost his grip on the hand rail but his foot […]
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This article originally appeared in Vol.60 No.2 of Pioneer Magazine Thomas L. Kane was an attorney, abolitionist, and Union Army general from Pennsylvania. He came to know the Saints through a conference held in Philadelphia in May 1846. He was impressed by their stance against slavery and took on the role of assisting them in […]
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This article originally appeared in Vol.58 No.2 of Pioneer Magazine, 2011 A visit to fort utah in Sept. 1849 by the first Presidency of the Church—consisting then of brigham young, Heber C. Kimball and willard richards—undoubtedly had a bearing on ultimate selection of the site occupied by the Provo tabernacle block. Thomas Bullock’s notes, now […]
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by Glen Hopkinson The cover of (the Spring 2013 issue of Pioneer Magazine, shown below) illustrates an incident that happened as the immigrants came to Lee’s Ferry and were faced with crossing the river. charles innes robson jr.—a grandson of the original Charles Innes Robson who was one of the four founders of Mesa, Arizona— […]
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This article originally appeared in Vol.59, No. 1 (2012) of Pioneer Magazine When people were interviewed by the ecclesiastical leaders before being admitted to the order, they were asked an extensive list of questions about their character, their devotion to the idea of cooperation, and their willingness to sacrifice for the work of God. These […]
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Pioneering today can be easier with a song in our heart-a good song . . . . You can’t go wrong with a hymn. By Dr. Ray Barton, Jr. This article originally appeared in the Spring 2000 edition of Pioneer Magazine Early on, the Prophet Joseph Smith received a revelation (D&C 25) in which his […]
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