Paul and Kay Lynn Mission

Working in the Mission Field, we see many things that happen by the power of God , we call them Miracles.  We talk about the miracles that the pioneers had as they crossed from Nauvoo to Winter Quarters, and the miracles that happened here at Winter Quarters. Sometimes the Saints did not see them as miracles but the Lord helped them all the way.  Think about as they left Nauvoo in the Winter of 1846, the Mississippi River froze overnight so that Saints could cross the river!   In September of 1846 the Saints who were thrown out of Nauvoo were stranded on the shore by Sugar Creek Camp without food, and the Lord provided Quail.  When the pioneers moved across Iowa the mud was so bad that wagons were drawn through sometimes with 4 yoke of Oxen, sometimes only traveling a half a mile a day! It slowed them down so that they would have to stop at the Missouri River, here they would grow and get ready for the trip to Utah.  The Mormon Battalion and the ...

Pioneer Day The Mormon Trail Center was busy and many people are visiting the pioneer trail. The young Sisters all dressed in their pioneer dresses and as usual gave their wonderful tours.  As they are coming into the Center they pass the Handcart Monument that is just outside the door. We found this article about the statue: Like the hardy Mormon trailblazers it was created to honor, a bronze likeness of handcart-pulling pioneers was beautified and strengthened by a refiner's fire. Lehi artisan Franz Johansen has toiled for a year on a life-size statue that will be shipped this week to the Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters near Omaha, Neb. It will be showcased on a concrete pedestal at the entrance of the year-old visitors center.With a craftsman's pride, Johansen points out the intricate detail carved into the seven figures, which capture the struggle of a family running on faith to a Promised Land. One of his favorite touches is the delicate, outstretch...