TEARS Brigham Young’s 1856 call for rescue included the request for the Saints in Utah to open their hearts and homes to the suffering Saints upon their arrival in the Valley. He took some of the most needy to his own home, stating: “I will take in all...
SUSTENANCE Captain Willie and Joseph Elder went searching for rescue wagons that they hoped were near by. With “not a morsel of food in camp” while they were gone, Robert Reeder scavenged for whatever he could find: I myself have sat by the fireside with...
SONGS TO ENCOURAGE US Susannah Stone had a gift–and a determination–to trust God, to recognize his hand in her life, and to see the good even during severe trials. “I have seen that the hand of the Lord has been over me for good from my earliest...
SISTERS IN ZION Emily and Julia Hill were 12 and 15 years old, respectively, when a cousin came to visit their prosperous home in England, sharing news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ restored to the earth in its purity. Julia was curious and Emily wanted to be baptized...
SACRED SACRIFICE Archibald McPhail emigrated from Scotland to America with his wife and two daughters in 1856. Their overland travel with the Willie Handcart Company also meant sharing a tent which housed about 20 fellow emigrants. Archibald was the captain of this...
