Pioneer Day

The temple was open on July 24th, so the temple missionaries celebrated the holiday on Monday, July 21, our P-day. Kerri Hundley and her activities committee planned a breakfast with tons of food--french toast casseroles, fruit, egg casseroles (regular and gluten free), cinnamon rolls, muffins, milk, more fruit, and juice. It was all so delicious. We all ate until we were overly stuffed, and then there was a program: a trivia quiz, singing, stories about some pioneer ancestors, and a talk about finding happiness. Wonderful morning.

Most of the temple missionaries at the breakfast had at least one ancestor who lived in Nauvoo. Joseph Holbrook, bodyguard to the Prophet Joseph, lived here. Arline had ancestors on both sides that went through Nauvoo, but none lived here. It doesn't matter whether they lived here, though. They were all part of our heritage and helped make the Church what it is today.

Trivia Quiz. How many of these can you answer? We were mostly stumped. No trick answers.

  1. What is the date they left Nauvoo?

  2. What is the Bill of Particulars?

  3. How many pounds of flour was a family of five required to have?

  4. How many pounds of soap for each family did they need?

  5. How many muskets or rifles for each family?

  6. How many sets of pulley blocks and ropes did they need?

  7. What was the temperature when they left Nauvoo?

  8. Who was the first person to load their wagon on the flat boat to cross the Mississippi?

  9. How many estimated pioneers (LDS) traveled overall?

10. How many handcart companies were there in total?

Answers:

  1. February 4, 1846

  2. What they were to take

  3. 1,000 pounds

  4. 20 pounds

  5. One for each male over 12

  6. Two

  7. Nearly 0

  8. Charles Shumway

  9. About 70,000

10. Ten

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