Pioneer Heritage

Your ancestors didn't have to walk across the plains for you to feel a part of the Pioneer Legacy.

 

Church leaders have called on us to carry on their legacy of faith.

“We are all needed to finish the work that was begun by those pioneering Saints,” said Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the October 2008 general conference.

“The Lord isn’t asking us to load up a handcart; He’s asking us to fortify our faith. He isn’t asking us to walk across a continent; He’s asking us to walk across the street to visit our neighbor. He isn’t asking us to give all of our worldly possessions to build a temple; He’s asking us to … attend regularly the temples already built. He isn’t asking us to die a martyr’s death; He’s asking us to live a disciple’s life.”

Feeling a little melancholy today.  Thinking of some of the great people I have in my life that have impacted where I am and who I am.  These people are a small portion of my pioneer legacy.  I'm a grateful to them every day for the sacrifices they made and the examples they set for me.

 I can't look at these pictures without a flood of memories coming to my mind.  I am so grateful for my knowledge of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and that my family can be together forever.