Until We Reach the Valley-o

What do you do when your beloved Captain dies before you reach the Valley?

Music to celebrate from Clive Romney

Drums and fifes, and cucumbers and beets

Have you had your daily skilligalle or dundy-funk?

What would you feel like doing after you had walked 25 miles?

At 22 she crossed the plain; at 24 she rolled up her sleeves, mixed mortar, made adobe and built a house

From hearing the Missionaries to being a Missionary

The best pastries in the City

Shoes and pastries

What happens when you build a home for your new Bride at the bottom of the hill?

What happens when a young attractive widow sets her sights on a tall, handsome, red headed Dane?

300 miles on crutches

Having a wagon was no guarantee of a comfortable trip across the plains

A new way to travel across country had to be found

Dried apples and well-water do not mix!

I was baptized at Kirkland under the hand of Elder Brigham Young... after the sun had set in the West....

What happens when a Minister's daughter meets the missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

And some insights into a woman's life on the trail

Coming across the plains as a pre-teen was just the beginning of his adventures

What a note left on a gold digger's grave taught me about my ancestor.

Who knew gathering fuel for the fire could be so exciting?

Though wagons needed to be ferried across the Elkhorn River, the Saints did not forget that it was the Sabbath day.

A Scientific farmer and cattleman follows his heart and faith West.

James and Eleanor board a Mississippi steamboat on their way to Nauvoo, Illinois.

From street fighter to husband to missionary, James throws his muscle into everything he does!

Day 1 of the 24 of July advent calendar, July 2020.