This 1979 film tells the story of the pioneer emigration to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Run time 17:26
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Aug 26, 2015 The youth of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints experience some of the hardships their ancestors live through in an event called “trek” Transcribed by otter.ai Unknown Speaker 0:01 My name is Elizabeth Horrocks Jackson and I was part of the Martin handcart company. I have a tale to tell […]
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Transcribed by otter.ai Unknown Speaker 0:00 We have the National Center for Utah pioneers. So if you have any questions he’ll be lanced. Let’s put it on the spot as his wife’s name is Kathy. They have four daughters and little grandchildren using a dentist and holiday. And he is going to speak tonight on […]
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The political disposition of Salt Lake City was always volatile in the early years of the City. This video discusses how religion and politics impacted the police force in the early 1900s.
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Originally created by the Commercial Club or a group of merchants in 1939. This may have been used as a commercial at the Capitol Theater. There is talking over the music for the first few minutes. Then just music with video of people and places in Brigham City. Includes fire station, Lincoln School, City Hall, […]
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This presentation was made to the Murray Utah Chapter of the National Society of Sons of the Utah Pioneers. Transcript by Otter.ai Unknown Speaker 0:00 It’s all yours. Whatever you want I promise I’m not reading. But I do need now you can move it anywhere you walk. How does this work? Let’s see. Where […]
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D. Michael Hansen, Image Capture Operations Manager for familysearch Presented to the Murray Chapter 4/24/2019 Â Transcription by otter.ai Unknown Speaker 0:00 be able to see the screen, you could probably do better. On the back table here. Current speaker for this evening is D Michael Hanson who is wandering around the room as we […]
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https://vimeo.com/25149934 Bull River 2nd Ward Lehi Utah martins cove pioneer trek 2011 Wyoming
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https://vimeo.com/325522589 Read More: Â Wikipedia page on Archibald Gardner
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https://youtu.be/PTi-PJznjFA BUY TICKETS HERE Encampment Brochure & Mail-In Form Keynote Speaker Entertainment Saturday Spouse’s Meeting Keynote Speaker ELDER LEGRAND R. CURTIS JR., OF THE SEVENTY Elder Curtis is the current Church historian and Recorder, Executive Director of the Church history Department, chairman of the Book of Mormon Visual Library Steering Committee, and serves on the […]
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This presentation was made at the November 2021 meeting of the Salt Lake pioneer Chapter. john bagley gained his pilot’s license when he was 17 and purchased his first airplane at age 21. In 1974 John started Teton West Construction, specializing in constructing potato storage, warehouses and aircraft hangers. John has a love of WWII […]
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Presented to the Salt Lake pioneer Chapter, January 2022.
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truman g madsen tells the story of the Kirtland Temple, and how a number of Saints did what seemed to be impossible: To build a House of the Lord.
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This video was produced by Eagle Systems International in 1989 using custom artwork to tell the story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837-1838.
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Includes award winning music by members of Cedar Breaks Band. This award-winning historical documentary is a companion film to the acclaimed historical novel “Upon Destiny’s Song”, By Mike Ericksen and Sage Steadman. www.upondestinyssong.com depicting the westward journey of the Willie handcart Company in 1856 and is the story of one pioneer family through the eyes […]
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This is an interesting video of Mormon historical sites in Missouri, Illinois and Utah, narrated by the photographer, who is not a member of the LDS Church. However, the presenter has been fascinated with “Mormons” ever since he opened a drawer in a motel in Price, Utah in 1967 and found a Book of Mormon […]
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joseph smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. About the book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/067… When he was twenty-four, Smith published the Book of Mormon; by the time of his death fourteen years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of […]
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How to use the familysearch.com website to discover your own pioneer stories! FamilySearch may hold the key to discovering your own connection to your pioneer ancestors. This video will show you how to connect to your pioneer heritage online.
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Larry Gibson, the 2022 National President of the sons of utah pioneers introduces sup to rootstech participants, and others who share our love for preserving our pioneer heritage and values. After watching his introduction, we invite you to also watch the presentation below. Kyle Anderson, a Chapter President explains how the spokes to the “Wagon […]
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Solomon Chamberlin tom pettit, with his excellent Youtube channel, Stories of the Restoration, tells the brief story of Solomon Chamberlin. solomon chamberlain preached the gospel before preaching the gospel was a thing. Additional Information from Wikipedia: Solomon Chamberlin (July 30, 1788 – 1862) holds notoriety in the early Latter Day Saint movement for being the first to evangelize […]
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This is a dramatic story of a Mormon handcart Journey that left too late in the year to get to Salt Lake City from the East. Many of the pioneers died trying to pull their belongings by hand before being rescued with volunteers and wagons from Salt Lake City. CLICK HERE to learn more.
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Metcalf discusses that blessings were found in the battalion members’ trials. “The pay received by the battalion from the U.S. government helped finance the move west, and brigham young stated that they were the ‘temporal salvation’ of the Church.”
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https://youtu.be/9BZgLLuN-IQMormon Battalion Program “A Soldier’s Tale” by M Gordon Johnson. I turned his one man show about the mormon battalion into a video. Shot on location along the Battalion Trail in California, as well as other locations. It was 106 degrees on the trail when this was shot in September.
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Why do we tell pioneer stories? Their faith and courage inspire us and give us hope!
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Sharing stories of our amazing pioneer heritage!
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