Tagged with "Pioneer Day"
SPONSORED: Worldwide Release of New Youth Video “Rise and Shine” from artist Wayne Burton
The new video is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. Well known LDS singer and songwriter Wayne Burton has just released a brand new song for youth titled “Rise and Shine." Written for the Church-wide youth theme “Arise and Shine,” this single calls to all of us, young and...
Elder Ballard speaks about finding courage to face trials
MR says: “It is good to reflect on the work of those that labored so hard and gained so little. But out of those dreams and early plans so well nurtured has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries.” --Elder Ballard By looking to the past, individuals are able to find courage to face the...
Video: Days of 47 parade from 1947 in color
MR says: Watch these color home movies of the "Days of 47 Parade" and dedication of the "This is the Place Monument" on July 24, 1947.
2,000 'Stripling Warriors' march down Main Street in Bountiful
MR says: What a sight this must have been! Two thousand, two hundred "Stripling Warriors" marched down Main Street in Bountiful at the end of the city's annual Handcart Days parade. The young men, dressed as figures from the Book of Mormon story "The Sons of Helaman," were from more than 18 Latter-day...
Pioneer Day concert features renowned Welsh mezzo-soprano
MR says: If you don't have tickets to tonight or tomorrow's concerts, there's always the standby line. It will also be broadcast on several channels throughout the next week. I hear this is one not to miss. She will perform with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the annual Pioneer Day concert 20-21 July 2012...
Elder Ballard speaks on pioneers of today drawing from faith of predecessors
By looking to the past, individuals are able to find courage to face the trials of today, Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve taught during the Ogden Pioneer Days Devotional held in the Dee Events Center on the campus of Weber State University on July 15. "We owe them much, and...
A Look Back: Days of ’47 Parade in 1964
MR says: What a spectacular photo gallery The Salt Lake Tribune occasionally presents images from its archives in a special series called A Look Back. Today’s installment shows the Pioneers Day parade in...
Wagons, ho! Nauvoo to Salt Lake City one more time
MR says: How fun to be involved with this reenactment. With the Days of ’47 rapidly approaching, a wagon train is closing in on Salt Lake City. It's come all the way from Nauvoo, Ill., only the second time Brigham Young's historic trek of 1847 has been re-enacted. "Well, we have a few creeks...
'Heavenly' Katherine Jenkins to join Mormon Tabernacle Choir for Pioneer Day concert
U.S. audiences primarily know her as a dancing queen, after she finished near the top of last season’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Although in the United Kingdom, and internationally, Katherine Jenkins is a “beautiful, prodigiously gifted” mezzo-soprano soloist and top-selling recording...
BYUtv to broadcast Katherine Jenkins concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Katherine Jenkins – the young Welsh mezzo-soprano who was a 2012 finalist on ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars" – will once again take her place on American television on July 21 and again on the 24, when BYUtv broadcasts in entirety her upcoming concerts with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and...
Potterpalooza and Pioneer Trek: The Power of Stories for Building Communities
MR says: This seemed like an interesting correlation: after attending a Harry Potter event, the writer found it interesting how both groups - Harry Potter fans and pioneer trek participants - go to such extents to remember a story. I recently had the opportunity to do something I’ve never done before and...
{A&E} Listen to This: Video/Song Tribute to the Pioneers
Most of us have heard the story of the rescuers who carried beleaguered handcart Saints across the Sweetwater River. It’s a beautiful story. It has been a favorite of general authorities for years. This video shares that story with a song complementing it (sung by LDS artist Wayne Burton, with...
Blessed Honored Pioneer
As I think of Pioneer Day, I remember my traditional walk every time I leave Nauvoo. I undergo a traditional ritual every time I leave Nauvoo. It is a walk from the blacksmith shop down the “trail of tears” to the Mississippi River. I walk slowly, looking frequently behind me to the lovely...
Photo Gallery: 2011 Days of '47 parade
The glitter of the floats were reflected in the eyes of the spectators July 25 as the Days of '47 parade strolled down the streets and painted wild fantasies, including an animal tabernacle choir, bees who drove cars and spaceships, and even a friendly shark who sported flotation wings. Following...
Pioneer Day, The Sweetwater Rescue, and the Role of History in Mormonism
MR says: In light of our somewhat recent Mormon myths article, as well as Pioneer Day, this article was interesting. While I generally like to challenge–if not completely burst–historical myths, both in and outside the classroom, I sincerely hesitated to write and publish this post on Pioneer Day. I...
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