Winter Quarters and the Kainsville Tabernacle

June 6th

Today was another special day because we were able to attend the temple in Winter Quarters. This spot was very special because it was where many pioneers gave up their lives trying to pursue the commandment to go the Salt Lake area. 6,000 pioneers gave up their lives during the trek to Utah and 600 of those were buried at the temple site at Winter Quarters. I love the experience of going through the temple. Just having the opportunity to be closer to the Lord is one often taken for granted. I know the temple is an important place to be, not only for our salvation but the service and salvation of others. We also visited the Mormon Trails Visitor Center and were able to learn more about getting to and leaving from Winter Quarters. The pioneers had to sacrifice so much to get to the Utah valley. We learned that they gave up so much temporally in order to gain so much spiritually. They followed the revelation of the Prophet Brigham Young without question.

We then went to the Kainsville Tabernacle. This tabernacle was the place where Brigham Young was sustained as the second prophet in this dispensation; with Heber C. Kimball and Willard Richards as his counselors. This was a special place because we sustain the prophet the same way that early pioneers did for Brigham Young. The pioneers knew this was a very special event so they completed the tabernacle in 18 days in order to sustain the prophet.

All that the pioneers had to sacrifice we will never know, but now it is our turn to sacrifice for the kingdom to roll forth on this earth.

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