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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-25-03...Utah - "This is the place"
Mama_Bear

Posted on 07/25/2003 5:38:58 AM PDT by Mama_Bear



A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day
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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.
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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dansangel, dutchess, Aquamarine ~







Today we leave the comfort of our air-conditioned tour bus for the open-air, ox-drawn Conestoga wagon as we join the sons and daughters of the Utah Pioneers in celebrating their annual Pioneer Days. (With our apologies to our Finest Utah FRiends for arriving a day late.)


"Pioneer Day" - July 24

Pioneer Day in Utah, a state holiday, is recognized by the Mormons as the day they entered into Utah Valley (what is now called Salt Lake City) on July 24, 1847. It was on that day, the President of the Church, Brigham Young, pronounced from a nearby mountain top "This is the place". Along with Brigham Young were 143 men, 3 women, and 2 children that entered into the uninhabited Salt Lake Valley.



The Mormon Trail


From 1846 to 1869, more than 70,000 Mormons traveled along an integral part of the road west, the Mormon Pioneer Trail. The trail started in Nauvoo, Illinois, traveled across Iowa, connected with the Great Platte River Road at the Missouri River, and ended near the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Generally following pre-existing routes, the trail carried tens of thousands of Mormon emigrants to a new home and refuge in the Great Basin. From their labors arose the State of Deseret, later to become the Utah Territory, and finally the State of Utah.


PACKIN' THE WAGON


Many pioneers overestimated the amount of cargo they could haul. As the long journey weakened and wearied the oxen, loads were lightened. Such heirlooms as prized furniture, book collections, china, and pianos were often abandoned along the trail. Sometimes precious items were left along the trail with the hope of picking them up at a later date. Such was the case with the Kimball family in 1847. As they approached the mountains, they unloaded their piano...... (shown below)
......dug a large hole, wrapped the piano in buffalo skins, carefully placed it in the hole, and then covered it with dirt. The following spring an ox team transported it to Salt Lake City.


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The "Nauvoo Neighbor" suggested the
following list of provisions every
family wagon should have:

1 good strong wagon, well covered with a light box
2 or 3 good yoke of oxen between the age of 4 and 10 years
2 or more milk cows
1 or more good beeves
3 sheep if they can be obtained
1000 lbs. of flour or other bread or bread stuffs in good sacks
1 good musket or rifle to each male over the age of 12 years
1 lb. powder
4 lbs. lead
1 lb. tea
5 lbs. coffee
100 lbs. sugar
1 lb. cayenne pepper
2 lbs. black pepper
1/2 lb. mustard
10 lbs. rice for each family
1 lb. cinnamon
1/2 lb. cloves
Cooking utensils to consist of a bake kettle, frying pan, coffee pot, and tea kettle
Tin cups, plates, knives, forks, spoons, and pans as few as will do
A good tent and furniture to each 2 families
. . . 1 doz. nutmegs
25 lbs. salt
5 lbs. saleratus
10 lbs. dried apples
1/2 bushel of beans
A few lbs. of dried beef or bacon
5 lbs. dried peaches
20 lbs. dried pumpkin
25 lb. seed grain
1 gal. alcohol
20 lbs. of soap each family
4 or 5 fish hooks and line
15 lbs. iron and steel
A few lbs. of wrought nails
One or more sets of saw
or grist mill irons to company of 100 families
2 sets of pully blocks and ropes to each company for crossing rivers
1 good seine and hook for each company
From 25 to 100 lbs. of farming and mechanical tools
Clothing and bedding to each family not to exceed 500 pounds
Ten extra teams for each company of 100 families


The key to surviving the westward trek
was to take enough but not too much.


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They traveled by the tens of thousands in creaking wagons, by horseback, and on foot. Many made the 1,297-mile westward trek on foot, pulling 500 pounds of provisions and belongings in rickshaw-like handcarts. They built bridges. They braved unforgiving weather and fought disease. They buried their dead along the way. They were the Mormon people and in 1847 they began the greatest organized mass migration of a single group in America's history, to a place of refuge and religious freedom in Salt Lake City, Utah.

These are the men, women and children who built a community that grew into Salt Lake City, now a beautiful, bustling metropolis.



Salt Lake City is, among
many other things, the....


home of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,
the world famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
and was the host city for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.




Today we give a Finest salute to the brave
pioneers who ventured west and settled
in the Utah Valley ~ and to their sons and
daughters who keep the pioneer spirit alive.



Utah's State Symbols


Utah has more state symbols than any state I have profiled to date. They are seriously into their symbols, LOL, and they have a few surprising ones. Who would have thought that the California Gull (Larus californicus), would be the state bird of Utah? Apparently even the seagulls are leaving California! ;-)

The reason for this choice for state bird is probably in commemoration of the fact that these gulls saved the people of the State by eating up the Rocky mountain crickets which were destroying the crops in 1848.

Orson F. Whitney says that in the midst of the devastation of the crickets, "when it seemed that nothing could stay the devastation, great flocks of gulls appeared, filling the air with their white wings and plaintive cries, and settled down upon the half-ruined fields. fields. All day long they gorged themselves, until the pests were vanquished and the people were saved. After devouring the crickets, the gulls returned to the lake islands whence they came."

Along with the standard state symbols; flower- the Sego Lily, symbol - Beehive, and animal - the Rocky Mountain Elk, are the state "cooking pot" - the Dutch oven, the state "fossil" - the Allasourus and the state "historic vegetable" - the sugar beet. Each of these symbols carry with them a story of Utah's rich history. Click HERE to learn more.



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As with every state I have profiled, Utah cannot be presented in full in just one post. There is so much more about this interesting state than I have been able to present here. I will leave it to you to discover the rest of Utah for yourself. Click on the pictures to learn more about these fascinating points of interest.


The Great Salt Lake occupies 2,500 square miles
northwest of Salt Lake City, but it was once part of
the much larger Lake Bonneville, which 18,000
years ago extended across 20,000 square miles
including parts of Idaho and Nevada.

10 Common Myths
about the Great Salt Lake



Ab Jenkin's "Mormon Meteor" rolling out to
begin another speed record attempt, 1931.




Attracting close to 5 million people
annually, Temple Square is Salt Lake's
biggest attraction and one of the major
tourist destinations of the West.



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And, last but not least, we offer...


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Thanks to the following websites for
providing history and images of Utah....

The Official Utah State Website


The Sons of Utah Pioneers






THIS WEEK'S THREADS

07-21-03...Military Monday
07-22-03...A Few More of our Military Finest
07-23-03...Christmas in July
07-24-03...JH2 - "New D.N.C. ad: will it work?...Wow What a Day!"

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To: The Thin Man
Well done, Mama_Bear! You get a B+ on your report.

Thank you!! A "B+" from T Man is more than generous ......(even though beeves is their creative spelling, not mine). LOL.

Those Utah state laws are hilarious! Thanks for bringing them to us. Makes one wonder what could have caused them to actually write these prohibitions into law.

61 posted on 07/25/2003 9:03:59 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Aquamarine
You do things so well MB.

Awwwwww.......thank you, Sis. :-)

62 posted on 07/25/2003 9:06:06 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: MeeknMing
Oh my, that poor frog! Decorating mishap? What did I miss?
63 posted on 07/25/2003 9:08:02 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Mama_Bear
Hi, Lori!

Hope so too!

BTW, I love the Utah thread! YEEEEE! HAWWWWW!

64 posted on 07/25/2003 9:09:12 AM PDT by Pippin (Yesterday I learned politics can be hazardous to your health)
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To: Pippin
BTW, I love the Utah thread! YEEEEE! HAWWWWW!

Thank you, Pip. Doesn't it make you want to visit these states? I would love to be able to take off and see some of these places for myself.

65 posted on 07/25/2003 9:12:39 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Mama_Bear
Me too!
66 posted on 07/25/2003 9:17:19 AM PDT by Pippin (Yesterday I learned politics can be hazardous to your health)
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To: lady lawyer
gave up everything they had, and left green and pleasant places like England, Wales, and South Africa, to come here to the edge of the desert where they could live their religion unmolested. Their memory is a constant reminder of what really matters.

Well put, counselor.
67 posted on 07/25/2003 9:46:55 AM PDT by FreeTheHostages
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To: Mama_Bear
Thank you!! A "B+" from T Man is more than generous

The joy of it being Friday might have caused me to be a bit overgenerous. It's a character flaw that needs working on. :-)

68 posted on 07/25/2003 9:55:15 AM PDT by The Thin Man
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To: The Thin Man
The joy of it being Friday might have caused me to be a bit overgenerous. It's a character flaw that needs working on. :-)

LOL! T Man has a character flaw.....and is admitting it?? Wow.

69 posted on 07/25/2003 10:09:30 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Mama_Bear
Oh my, that poor frog! Decorating mishap? What did I miss?

On the Christmas in July thread I posted a picture that was WAY too huge for folks with dialup connections and it was removed. It was a Christmas practical joke someone did. A likeness of a man hanging down that appeared to have fallen decorating his house for X-Mas . . .


70 posted on 07/25/2003 10:19:26 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. Found the URL. Gotta fix it now.)
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To: MeeknMing
Oh, okay. See, I need to show up more often, otherwise I don't know what people are talking about. LOL.
71 posted on 07/25/2003 10:26:17 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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72 posted on 07/25/2003 10:36:21 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Mama_Bear
Afternoon, babebear. : )

Really nice thread today, very eye catching too. : )

73 posted on 07/25/2003 10:38:14 AM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: Calpernia
Hi, Perni!

Your chicken looks like he's on a hot plate. : )

74 posted on 07/25/2003 10:39:56 AM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: Mama_Bear
LOL! Hey, not a problem. I hardly ever know what's going on. lol!

If you missed my pics from this week's Lake Lewisville adventure, here they are:

Me in the boat:
http://home.comcast.net/~mrgrumman/RMeekLakeLewisville20030721.JPG

Me on my old Wet n Wild InnerTube:
http://home.comcast.net/~mrgrumman/RMeekLakeLewisville20030721a.JPG
75 posted on 07/25/2003 10:41:02 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. Found the URL. Gotta fix it now.)
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To: JustAmy
Howdy, Sis!

Nice to see you buzzin' around. : )

76 posted on 07/25/2003 10:41:21 AM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: dansangel
Afternoon, wolfette! : )

wolfie((((((( dansy )))))))wolfie

77 posted on 07/25/2003 10:44:01 AM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: ST.LOUIE1
Well, if it isn't our Lightfoot Louie! LOL! Good afternoon, sweetwolf. You've been scarce around here lately.

Really nice thread today, very eye catching too. : )

:-) Thanks. I love it that you appreciate what I do.

(((((((((((lfl)))))))))))))

78 posted on 07/25/2003 10:57:28 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: JustAmy
Cute bumblebee, Amy, and very apropo. The name the first Mormon settlers gave what is now the state of Utah was "Deseret". "Deseret is a Book of Mormon term (Ether 2:3) meaning "honeybee."
79 posted on 07/25/2003 11:05:06 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: MeeknMing
I did miss those. Thanks for re-posting them. That inner-tube thing looks like so much fun.

We haven't been up to the lake this summer, but we don't have a boat anymore, that's probably why. LOL. Gotta getta boat. I really miss going to the lake.

80 posted on 07/25/2003 11:08:27 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
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