| Show Pioneer Story Should Never Be Forgotten The world's history is remembered in those words that symbolize the spirit of the No expression is more characteristic of the unique and interesting- story of Utah than Brig-ham Young's oft is the right drive It stands as a symbol of human fortitude and adventure that has stirred the heart and imagination of millions of Because of unusual circumstances under which the first settlers came into the Great Basin to establish a permanent the story can never be divorced from the religious history of the Mormon They had been tossed out of civilization into a Volumes have been written to justify both those who did the and the object of their Impartial can present the facts and we must arrive at our own After picking themselves up and restoring a measure of the Mormons continued in the direction they been ejected on Jidy U their first party arrived in the Salt Lake Before them was a that had caused the of many Behind them was the horrible nightmare of heartache and Whatever view we may hold concerning- this period of it must be conceded that the establishment of an was accomplished only by After the first year in the the pio- V held a celebration that was not unlike those that other groups have held to a stone in their There was a brass f V were appropriately a public meeting held and there even a It may be of interest to note included in this parade were young men dressed in white who earned in their right hands a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United It appears strange to some that after being denied the protection of these instruments of the Mormon pioneers should continue to honor It will be remembered that Utah was then outside the boundaries of the young more to be were the 24 young women of the also dressed in f carrying in their right hands a copy of the while in their left hands they held a copy of the J-Book of It may that to though they lived on the borderline of the the purpose and direction of life stood out in sharper contrast than it does to us under the present day glare of amass of undigested did ing the destruction of all they held sharpen sense of value and give impetus to the pres- of Those Utah pioneers wrote with their blood J a chapter in the history of this country should never be The underlying cause of their battle lias not ceased to cause conflict in the Though today we may not in quite the same way abuse those who hold religious differ from our subtler and more devastating means rob us of the freedom for which they of our mens beliefs does not solve Ka Such contempt certainly does not indicate It is true that we have achieved a measure of But the cordial effort to understand another's beliefs and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them is still sadly It is time some one with the forcefulness of conviction that was used over years is the right continue Richard |
