The Pioneers’ Pioneers

[Third Hour]

The Book of Mormon indicates that it is important to "remember how great things the Lord had done for [our] fathers." In Utah, there is a bonafide holiday to commemorate the great things the Lord did for many of the early church's mothers and fathers; what history insists on calling the Mormon pioneers. As members of the Church, we have heard many stories relating the faithful prayers and dogged determination that enabled beleaguered Saints to press forward to their mountain home. We are greatful to them for obvious reasons. While remembering the Mormon Pioneers is perfectly alright, it doesn't hurt to remember other "fathers." The Jamestown colonists were pioneers before pioneering was cool. Jamestown The National Parks Service provides a brief history of the ill-fated colony: "On December 6, 1606, the journey to Virginia began on three ships: the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia, for their settlement, which was named...

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