We came across the most extraordinary caravan of souls marching along, singing, with all their possessions and several small infants balanced on handcarts, such as a fruiterer would use, only with larger wheels to overcome the rough obstacles of the prairie road. They are Mormons bound for Zion. It is disturbing to witness such zeal. A man I talked to, who never ceased in his stride as I rode alongside, said they were the last of the Nauvoo Mormons, and that he was a carpenter bound for Salt Lake City to help to build the Temple. What manner of people is this?
Monday, May 14, 2007
Handcarts 1859
We came across the most extraordinary caravan of souls marching along, singing, with all their possessions and several small infants balanced on handcarts, such as a fruiterer would use, only with larger wheels to overcome the rough obstacles of the prairie road. They are Mormons bound for Zion. It is disturbing to witness such zeal. A man I talked to, who never ceased in his stride as I rode alongside, said they were the last of the Nauvoo Mormons, and that he was a carpenter bound for Salt Lake City to help to build the Temple. What manner of people is this?
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