Comments on: A Child’s History of the Church, part 11

By: Eric Boysen

Eric Boysen — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:43:03 +0000

Sorry I have not been much of a contributor lately. All of us, I am sure have times when our outside lives pull us away from the true Keepa world, where all that is truly important is discussed. Or is that where all that is discussed is truly important? Except the nonsense, of course.

By: CurtA

CurtA — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:22:49 +0000

The Utah War, the Pony Express and the telegraph, and very little discussion? Amazing! These are three cardinal events in our history. 152 years ago this week, my great grandfather, Andrew J. Allen wrote in his journal(Ignore his Kentucky spelling): “I ware at S.L. Citty heard Brigham say it was not wisdom for us to come into collision with the U.S. troops at this time, that if they would come into the valley we would vacuate this valley and all the northern settlements and move south.” He did just that three months later, camping in a dugout on thre west side of Utah Lake.

In Feb. 18th, 1861, he writes: We get newse now from the states each week. (by pony express, evidently.) There are more states withdrawing from the Union.

HIs entry on July 16th that year: “There are poasts beeing set in the ground for a tellegraft, wier for the first in Utah. [Foreboding the demise of the pony Express and the ultimate bankruptcy of Russell, Majors and Waddell.]

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:08:35 +0000

Thanks.

I wondered if anybody was still reading. There are two more installments, then on to something else that may hopefully engage more discussion.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:01:51 +0000

I greatly enjoyed this segment of the series. The illustrations help convey to me again the drama of that period in our history.