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This Pioneer Day on social: ‘Each of us is a pioneer’
By Eliza Smith-Driggs
Carmen de O’Donnal’s baptism on November 13, 1948.
10 Latter-day Saint pioneers whose influence spans the decades and the globe
By Eliza Smith-Driggs
Video: Why President Ballard, President Jones, Elder Soares want to honor pioneers past and present
By Sarah Jane Weaver
Elder Ulisses Soares, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, looks at the view from the roof of the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
Elder Soares’ message to international and modern-day pioneers: Thank you for ‘paving the way’
By Sydney Walker
Primary General President Joy D. Jones walks through the Pioneer Children’s Memorial at This Is The Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 15, 2020.
President Jones on lessons from pioneer women and children: ‘We can do hard things’
By Sydney Walker
President M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leaves the Mary Fielding Smith home at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City following an interview on Monday, June 15, 2020.
President Ballard encourages Saints to ‘remember the pioneer stories’
By Sydney Walker
Overseas Chinese LDS Pioneers Association march in the Days of ’47 Parade in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.
Days of ’47 Parade: See 19 photos that celebrate a pioneer’s journey of hope
By Sarah Jane Weaver
A boy holds his hat over his heart during the Days of ’47 Sunrise Service at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
‘This is a sacred moment’: Elder Arnold shares pioneer values during Sunrise Service
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
President M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, rides in the Days of ’47 Parade in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
Days of ’47 Parade honors pioneer sacrifice as ‘Foundations for the Future’
By Savannah Hopkinson
"Pioneers Arriving," by Minerva K. Teichert
‘Unwavering faith': The stories of 8 female pioneers you’ve never heard of
By Savannah Hopkinson
“Covered Wagon Pioneers, Madonna at Dawn,” by Minerva K. Teichert. Thomas Alexander, who was the president of the National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers in 2015, explained that more people came to Utah by wagon than handcart between 1856 and 1861.
Think you know pioneer history backwards and forwards? These 3 facts will make you think again
By Kaitlyn Bancroft
Elder Gerrit W. Gong introduces himself to 10-year-old Miriam Hurd prior to the July 16, 2018, devotional at This Is the Place Heritage Park.
This Pioneer Day, honor pioneers of ‘every nation, kindred and tongue,’ says Elder Gong
By Jason Swensen
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Pioneer histories highlight extraordinary youth
By Sarah Harris