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Monday, July 23, 2018

What happened during the first July in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847

(by Susan McCloud deseretnews.com 7-16-18)

July 1847 marked a historic time in the West.

Just three years after the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith in June 1844, the first group of Mormon pioneers reached their desert haven — descending the last mountains into the Valley of the Great Salt Lake.
The month of July is rich in highlights. The initial pioneer company of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, under Brigham Young’s leadership, pulled out of Winter Quarters on April 5. There were 143 men in the group, three women, and two children.

(more to come)

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900024807/what-happened-during-the-first-july-in-the-salt-lake-valley-in-1847.html
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