Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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NINETEEN THIRTY c Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah ' estward, ho with the rumble, the shouting, and the clamor of a large company on the march, covered wagons in hundreds pulled into the long, wavering lines that lengthened across the prairies. Toward the sunset, into the great Amer- ican wilderness, trekked the thousands of Mormons, expatriated, seeking only a place where they could enjoy freedom of worship and peace. But some of those from foreign lands, unable to obtain wagons and ox teams, loaded handcarts and made the journey afoot. Above the storied romance of Crossing the Plains stands, unforgettable, the courage and sincerity of those who builded our heritage.

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L. Lowell Johnson, Editor J. Grant Thurgood, Business Manager MET with the fiercest opposition, the adherents of this new faith found great difficulty in establishing permanent communi- ties. Many times they were forced by ungoverned mobs to leave their burning cities. Each time the Saints sought a new place to build, undismayed and with faith unshaken. f-ttgraved By BURGER-BAIRD ENGRAVING COMP. NY Kansas City, Mo. PrinUd By PARAGON PRINTING CO.MPANY Salt Lake CrTv. Utah Photographs By LARSON STUDIO Provo, Utah

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I MISTILY veiled in shadow though it may have some- times been, an Epoch of the Past comes into its own today. For us, the life of those century-old events centers in the figure of one great man, and the weight of his memory is upon us. To our minds his name comes irresistibly in this dedication, and the importance of the role he played that occurred a hundred years ago cannot be denied. His followers loved him. He gave an inspiration of courage to his people that carried them through many a dark hour of despair and trial. His mortal existence closed before the Mormon empire was built in the Rockies, but he knew the destiny of the Saints and foretold their great exodus to this place. He lived, and gave, and died for the faith and knowledge he had, and we remember today the wealth of his bequest to us. To the Prophet Joseph Smith we reverently inscribe this dedication.