Show Tribute Paid I To Utah Pioneers Continued from last week of the haste wi wih h which t ll lI hey oy y had to l leave ave c same ome were not prepared for the he trip with food and proper cl clothing and as ns a 11 result h r and cold caused caused sickness sickness sickness sick sick- ness und and death The Tho weather was very inclement fir first extreme cold then snow no norain rain hail han When the weather became milder and the rains lains started they hey had to travel 4 through h sometimes up 11 to the hubs huhs of their wagons Ian l Many of or the wagons Were without covers co and others had co covers vcrs that would would not not shed rains Babies were horn born all along the way way under every condi condi- condition ion tion Imaginable But Bra there was order and discipline discipline pline in this migration companies Here core organized ed thero there was implicit obedience to their leaders lenders f and honesty No adversity ad ads could conquer a people animated animated ani art mated with hope and sustained with faith One pioneer said If Hlf the earthquake c bellows hollows the I lii l flash and the powers of darkness are let loose and the spirit of evil permitted to rage and an evil influence in influence influence in- in fluence brought to bear on the theS S S tins tin's B and my life with theirs to the test let it come conic for we are the Saints s of the time Most High God and all is well all I is peace peace- all is right ht and will be bo both In iu time and eternity It w was s the Spirit of the Lord fiord ord that made this journey and was responsible for the zeal with which they thoy traveled on Under such conditions this great caravan 0 of Modern Modem Israel began hegan its journ journey to their promised 1 land If when they looked ed back hack and ann saw the flames from their temple licking the sk sky at their homes left for th the mob at their loved ones sick and dying no wonder er if they had t to pray for faith and strength to carry carryon on This is well expressed d in this little poem by by Alberta Albor a hutch T o d- d 1 l t 1 Tribute Paid To Utah Pioneers Prayer not for weary hands Dear Lord I pra pray Although the handcart handcart makes th them mt cabs calos worn An And not for balm the hurting to allay allay Of f bruised and bandaged feet Is this prayer born The lantern of my faith tonight burns low Unless Urness it be renewed I cannot go Such endless miles a as still sUll before us its lie He But nut if re kindled Lord ah alt then I know I can file on nor ever count the cost Of all the things gs for conscience sake I lost Nor forget how friends entreating cried If I but fool feol the the wisdom or of of m my y choice I And so for that t to keep faiths faith's 1 torch all alight ht AnA AnJi only that dear God Goll I pray tonight All was not sorrow and sadness Notwithstanding hardships and privations privations past present and prospective prospect prospect- ive Ie there was a spirit of cheerfulness cheerful cheerful- ness and contentment present They sang and danced and played Their hearts were happy Happy In their thel gospel They wore were wc re not happy because because be be- cause they had to leave their comfortable comfortable comfortable com com- homes In Nauvoo They were not happy because of the rain and bitter cold and mud they had to travel through They Ther were not happy because they were facing a along along long tong Journey Into a western wilderness wilderness wild wild- erness where they would be he deprived ed of the comforts and benefits of civilization Their happiness came from Cram a n higher source than Il that They were happy because they had been blessed with a living burning testimony that the Gospel of Jesus Christ had been heen restored through their prophet Joseph Smith in the knowledge that the priesthood hood had again been given tg to man and happy happy happy hap- hap py that they were going to a sanctuary sanctuary sanet-I sanet uary out in the west where they could worship In peace and safety They endured all the persecutions hardships and privations sorrows and anti so patiently gladly and willingly because they were quite sure they were engaged In Gods God's work They were boyed up by a faith in God which left peace In ill their hearts and enabled them to togo go o on rejoicing They knew their Redeemer lived There is no more sublime able ahle In the annals of history than Ithan this exiled people strong and gentle gentle gentle gen gen- tle and rugged headed b by Brigham Young man of faith with a trust trustin in God going forth Int into o the wilderness wilderness wilderness wild wild- erness at the head of his little band of saints to found an nn empire There was a spirit back of this that the world needs today At this time of the year ear when we commemorate the entrance of the Pioneers Into Utah we should thoughtfully thoughtful and remember er the sacrifices made by br them to tomake tomake make our present homes and comforts com corn forts orts possible and fill u uS with determination determination determination de de- de- de termination to be worthy of or the great treat trad tradition hat is ours f l I I I |