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President's Message in This Issue THE TRAIL MARKER ~ OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS 16 11 number ISSUE 183 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE October 24th found me out early doing farm chores before the area vice presidents IN THIS ISSUE training sessions. As darkness turned to dawn the sky to the east suddenly became a brilliant NAUVOO HISTORIC red and orange causing me to stop and look ADDITION TO upon the beautiful sunrise. I knew this would PAGE THE SUP be a good day with all that was planned. Even 2 a frozen water system at the sheep pasture could not dampen my spirit after such a glorious sunrise. Two great training sessions were held with area and chapter leaders from Idaho, southern Utah, Nevada and Arizona. Then I drove 115 miles to drop a care package NEW & on my daughter’s front porch where her and IMPROVED THIS IS THE PLACE her family, were under quarantine as she was STATE PARK sick with COVID. We then spent the evening PAGE MONUMENTS at another daughter’s house and the drive 4 home, getting home at midnight. The sunrise THE NEPHITE put into perspective the fact that no matter WARRIOR ZELPH & THE how dark the night, day will always come. MIRACLE AT We need to look for the good and surround PAGE FISHING RIVER ourselves with greatness. President Gordon 5 B. Hinckley said: “I am not suggesting you simply put on rose colored glasses to make PIONEER the world about you look rosy. I ask, rather, SQUARE MONUMENT that you look above and beyond the negative, PAGE RESTORED the critical, the cynical, the doubtful, to the 7 positive and the affirmative.” Over the past couple of weeks we have completed this year’s area vice CHAPTER SPEAKERS & presidents training. These five sessions were well attended and great TREKS THIS information was shared. Thank you to all who participated and helped with PAGE PAST MONTH the presentations. The executive council was also invited to tour the nearly 8 completed new Pioneer Center at This is the Place Heritage Park. Look for this (Continued On Following Page) CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO THE TOP 1 NOVEMBER 2020 THE TRAIL MARKER ~ OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS (Continued From Previous Page) November is often associated with recognizing and realizing the things we are thankful for. As Election Day to be open in the spring. This would make a great trek for approaches don’t forget to give thanks for the blessing of chapters. living in the United States of America. The signers of the Now for the most exciting news of the month. Gary United States Constitution worked to “form a more perfect Smith, SUP member and direct descendant of Hyrum Union”. The Union spoken of is as perfect as its citizens Smith had possession of the historic Bear Flag. This flag is and elected officials. Today negative ads, debates and other a painted stars and stripes flag with a bear and the words activities seem to be driving a wedge into that “more perfect “Life Guards” and “Always Ready” added. This flag Union”. If you were to believe both sides of an argument was rescued from Nauvoo, and went with the Mormon all hope would be lost. I compliment the candidates for Battalion on their march to California. Following its return Utah’s Governor this year, Spencer Cox and Chris Peterson. to the Utah Territory the Bear Flag became the flag of the While they have differing views they pledged to have civil Life Guards until they were disbanded. The Bear Flag and cordial debates and interactions. What a refreshing idea. dates back to Nauvoo and could possibly date to 1838 with Study the issues, get informed and participate in the voting the Saints in Far West Missouri. Elder Eldred G. Smith, process. James Madison said: “A well instructed people Patriarch emeritus of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter alone can be permanently a free people.” By not becoming Day Saints at the time of his passing was a member of the involved and letting someone else do the work we put that SUP and wished the Bear Flag to be donated and displayed “more perfect Union” in jeopardy. Martin Luther King Jr. in the SUP National headquarters building. Gary Smith, said it best: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent Elder Smiths son honored his father’s wishes by donating about things that matter.” the Bear Flag to the SUP. The Bear Flag will soon be Have a great November and be Pioneer Strong. displayed at our headquarters building. We wish to thank Gary for this gift from our history and our past and for his willingness to share the Bear Flag with others who will Brad Clayton view it. 2021 National President NEW MEMBERS NAME . CHAPTER WELCOME! NEW ANNUAL MEMBERS Jody Davis ...................Salt Lake Pioneer NAME . CHAPTER Bryce Banks ................Dixie Encampment NEW FAMILY & FRIENDS Kevin McCurley ..........Washington DC Area NEW ANNUAL CONVERTED Nathan Miller .................... Snow Horse FROM FAMILY & FRIENDS Daniel Linford ......................Holladay Julian Rasmussen ....................Holladay Rusty Harward .............. At Large Member Lawrence Rees ......................Mt. Nebo CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO THE TOP 2 NOVEMBER 2020 THE TRAIL MARKER ~ OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS alendar of vents C E NOV 3 PAST PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL 12PM NOV 17 NATIONAL BOARD MEETING 6PM CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO THE TOP 3 NOVEMBER 2020 THE TRAIL MARKER ~ OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS THIS IS THE PLACE HERITAGE PARK The Executive Council and Pioneer Magazine Committee got together on October 20 and went to This Is The Place State Heritage for a tour of their new Visitor’s Center and changes to the grounds. There were some beautiful additions like the Eagle Gate and Visitor’s Center seen in the pictures. One of the SUP Monuments, Eyes Westward, was moved to just outside the new Visitor’s Center’s door. They also talked about the upcoming 2021 SUPer DUPer Day which is tentatively scheduled for July 19. New Eagle Gate New fountain Fountain Courtyard View out new Visitor's Center window This Is The Place Monument from Visitor's Center ZOOM NATIONAL BOARD MEETING The October National Board Meeting was a great success! Zoom has been such a great tool! 25 members of the Board were present . The meeting was very informative and some good decisions were made. The National Board is working very hard to make SUP a success through this pandemic year! CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO THE TOP 4 NOVEMBER 2020 THE TRAIL MARKER ~ OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS All of you probably have stories of your pioneer ancestors that moved you . All members of the SUP are encouraged to submit to our database at: suponline.org/pioneer-stories. JOSEPH STEWART ALLEN Joseph was born June 25th, 1806, to Daniel Allen Sr. and They sought out a fallen log (tree) and there sat down to Nancy Agnes Stewart, in Whitestown, Oneida (Cold Rain), rest. There, too, they knelt down to pray. They prayed for New York. As a full grown man, he was small in stature - some shoes out there in that raw, bleak country away from about 5' 8" of blonde complexion, curly hair and unusually stores or from any town where shoes could be bought if they small feet and wearing boys’ size four shoes. He was a good had the money to buy them. mixer and as he grew older he went partly bald having only They must have had great faith for after sitting there a rim of white hair left. He never would sit for a photograph! awhile longer to rest they rose to go on and saw there beside He said people could remember what he looked like. the log a pair of shoes. "They were surely meant for you, He joined the church February 3, 1831, and moved with Brother Allen," said his companion. "They would not do for the Saints from New York to Kirtland, Ohio. There he met me at all. They are too small." So Joseph put on the shoes and married Lucy Diantha Morley. which fit perfectly and they traveled on. He went with the brethren to Zions Camp in May 1834. They always camped in a body even if they separated in They were organized into companies for the journey by the daytime. Someone in lead would select a camp site and Joseph Smith. Each company was divided as follows....a they all came to it together at night sooner or later. captain, two cooks, two firemen, two tent men, two water He was never one to complain to the prophet. For one men, one runner, two wagon horsemen, one commissary - so humble as he that prayed for shoes and had his prayers twelve men in all. At the sound of the bugle all bowed in answered with a messenger from God bringing them to prayer in their several tents and every morning about 4:00 at him, we who knew him best know how fine and true and trumpets call, every man knelt again in prayer. They were dependable he was. followed by enemies and spies. ... It was near Jacksonville on the bank of the Illinois River It was about the first of June when the prophet had a where some of the brethren found some ancient altars and revelation that a scourge would come upon the camp in the skeleton of a man with an arrow between two of its ribs, consequence of some unruly spirits that appeared among which was made known to the prophet that he was an officer them, and they would die like sheep with the rot.
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