July 24th is Utah’s unique holiday. It commemorates the arrival of religious pioneers fleeing persecution in the Midwest. For many in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their arrival ...

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have a standard crossing-the-Plains narrative: Pioneers traversed the Mississippi River on the ice led by Brigham Young. Everything was well ...

For many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pioneer Day is more than just a historical remembrance, it’s personal. Descendants of early church pioneers carry stories of ...

2,500 Mormons created a settlement called “Cutler’s Park” in August 1846 in what is now Omaha. The settlement is considered Nebraska’s first town. The settlers got permission from a U.S. Indian Agent ...