This article originally appeared in the Jan/Feb edition of pioneer magazine It was Pres. George Albert Smith, valiant sup devotee and leader who used to say: “No son of a Mormon pioneer ought to complain of the way life has treated him; and he wouldn’t if he only paused to reflect upon the hardships endured […]
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Three months before the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, orson hyde wrote: Before I went east on the 4th of April [1844] last, we were in council with Brother Joseph almost every day for weeks; said Brother Joseph in one of those councils, “There is something going to happen; I […]
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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 […]
by L. Royce Griffin, Cotton Mission Chapter Introduction For protection from Indian depredations during the Walker War of 1853-54, and later during the Black Hawk War, most communities in Iron County erected some type of fortification.Little remains of those forts today except that which has been preserved in the journals and histories of those who […]
This article originally appeared in Vol.55, No.1 (2008) of pioneer magazine. by Orson D. Wright, 1972 sup President THE HISTORY OF THE SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS On May 10,1869, the Union Pacific Railroad met the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Golden Spike was driven, marking the completion of the two railroads. This union gave Utah […]
This article originally appeared in pioneer magazine, 2010 Vol.57 No.3 by Wendell A. Bryce ebenezer bryce was born in Dunblane, Perthsire, scotland, on November 17, 1830. His parents were Andrew Bryce and Janet Adams. Ebenezer was the third child of eight children. At 10 years Ebenezer began working in the shipyards. At 15 years he […]
