14 12 number ISSUE 160 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Message . 1 Happy Holidays! Membership Report . .. 2 I hope each of us are filled with National News . 3 gratitude in our circumstances regardless Announcements . .4 Monument Trek . 5 of our circumstances. I am grateful for Pioneer Stories . 6 our great Pioneer heritage, and those National Calendar . 8 who sacrificed for us and for generations Chapter News . 9 unknown. It has been a banner year for Boulder Dam . 9 Box Elder . 10 SUP. We are making great strides with Cedar City . 10 our Magazine, on-line chapter, and our Cotton Mission . 11 library. I’m proud to announce that Holladay . .11 Hurricane . 12 our library is officially a Family Search Jordan River Temple . 13 Affiliate Library with access to all the Maple Mtn . 13 copyright materials and records not available through any other Pioneer Heritage . 14 source. But with great power comes great responsibility. We are Porter Rockwell . 15 Red Rocks . 15 asking for volunteers to help run the library, so if you have a desire, Salt Lake . 15 you're called to the work. Simply call us at 801-484-4441 if you can Sevier . 16 give a few hours. Thanks go out to John and Diane Smith for all their Taylorsville . 16 great efforts! Temple Quarry . 17 Timpanogos . 18 National SUP has reprinted the Mexican Colonies Issue of the Brigham's Ball . 19 Pioneer Magazine because of the demand. Kathy and I are giving Legacy Society . 20 each of our siblings and our children, subscriptions to the ‘Pioneer ‘ Do Something Monumental . 22 IRA Charitable . 23 this year: the perfect stocking stuffers! The Utah War Edition should Chapter Excellence . 24 be delivered next and will be worth the wait. Chapter Recognition . 25 Sustaining Member . 26 (Continued On Following Page) 1 DECEMBER 2018 (Continued From Previous Page) Finally, I urge each of you to get your tickets to the Brigham’s Ball ASAP. This gala will be the highlight of the new year! We have invited the Brigham Young Family organization and DUP to join us on January 12th. All you need to know is in this month’s Trail Marker. We hope you will be involved in our National events and wish each of you all the joy of this wonderful Christmas season. Anthony C. Tidwell 2019 National President [email protected] WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! NAME . CHAPTER NAME . CHAPTER CHAPTER ETERNAL NEW FRIENDS & FAMILY Dale Callister. Temple Quarry Melfred E Allsop . Murray Garth Isom. .Hurricane Valley Norman Gardner. Timpanogos David H Jacobs. Ogden Pioneer Rick Henwood. Settlement Canyon Kyle Hinton. Cedar City NEW LIFE MEMBERS Tyson Hinton. Cedar City Donald Anderson. .Cedar City Daniel Johnson. .Eagle Rock Keith Lawrence. SUP Face to Face Ken Simkins . .Boulder Dam Chapter Ronald Ray. Morgan Pioneer Matthew Smith. Maple Mountain Nathan Smith. .Upper Snake River Valley NEW ANNUAL MEMBERS Micah Turner . Porter Rockwell David Brereton. .Cedar City Darris G Williams . .Timpanogos Mark J Taylor. Morgan Pioneer NEW ANNUAL CONVERTED FROM F&F Steven D Bennion. Dixie Encampment Bill Brown. .Brigham Young Thomas Johnson. .Box Elder William Slack . Boulder Dam Chapter 2 DECEMBER 2018 IN MEMORIAM Angus Belliston served as National Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. President President in 1994. Prior to his election as Gordon B Hinkley and his counselors were National President in 1993, Angus had served particularly supportive. President Belliston the SUP as President Elect, Vice President for was appointed a member of the Church Finance, Chairman of the FAC Committee, Pioneer Sesquicentennial committee. founding Chairman of the Pioneer Magazine In an effort to broaden the image of the SUP, Committee and Chairman or advisor to the mission statement was revised to include several other National Committees. emphasis on “Modern Pioneers” – community During President Belliston’s tenure a leaders of today – and “Tomorrow’s Pioneers” number of programs were started or enhanced – college scholarships that were awarded to build the public image and the internal for youth who have demonstrated pioneer strength of the organization. character in overcoming major difficulties, and succeeding in spite of them. Angus Belliston Prominent among these initiatives were the design and publication of the Pioneer Several of these programs are still an Magazine, a very high quality periodical integral part of this organization 24 years published quarterly, with inspirational stories later. Angus Belliston continued to serve until of the early pioneers and of ‘modern pioneers’. the end of his earthly life, and will be missed Another major effort was directed at by the Sons of Utah Pioneers. But his influence more visibility in the community and closer will continue to be felt for a long time to come. ties with its leaders and with the Church of “DO SOMETHING MONUMENTAL" CAMPAIGN UPDATE Hello, Friends! 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