Pioneer day is a day that we celebrate the early pioneers that crossed the plains to escape persecution, and moved west. In Utah this is a holiday where there are fire works, parades, and rodeos.
Our ancestors were not part of the initial pioneers, but in their own respect they were pioneers into the United States, and pioneers for the church. My paternal grandfather came out west looking for work, and ended in Utah in the land of the Mormons, when he had never heard of a Mormon before. He eventually served a mission in Germany, and there met his wife. After his mission she came to the United States a new convert to the LDS faith, and did not speak any English. They were pioneers of this faith and from them came four children, all the men serving missions., from their children they have had four missionaries, 3 temple marriages, and many more to come.
From Patrick's ancestors came the prophet Gordon B. Hinckley, and many many faithful members of the church.
although we are not pioneers that have to walk thousands of miles and push handcarts, we are pioneers in our own day and in our own way.
-on Pioneer Day we will celebrate our heritage, and look to the ways we can influence the generations to come.
-This is about the half-way point of the year, we will asses our New Year Resolutions, and create new ones, or recommit to the one that might have fallen on the wayside.
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