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Today's new drawing is of a handcart pioneer receiving help from an angel.
Angel helps Handcart Pioneer
During the 1850s there were a lot of converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There were a lot from England and Scandinavia. They could not afford teams of oxen and wagons. So, many handcart pioneers came across the Great Plains of North America successfully with it being a challenge but not usually a disaster. The Martin and Willy Handcart Companies were a different story. They left late and got caught in early winter storms in Wyoming.
Brigham Young ordered a rescue that saved many of them, including my ancestor Lucy Ward. She married her rescuer James Cole. You may be surprised to learn that those pioneers stayed true to the faith. One man said that there were times he looked behind him to see who was pushing his handcart. So, although he did not see any angels, clearly angels were there helping these faithful people make it to Zion.
Of course, some died and they all suffered. My ancestor Lucy Ward lost all of her toes but went on to have many children and a long faithful life. Her rescuer had seen her in a dream as he was on the trail to get to the stranded handcart companies.
This drawing depicts the scene of an angel helping a pioneer push his handcart.
NOTE: This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the Religious button and scrolling down to the bottom of the Restoration section. This will work if you are accessing this page on or around February 2025.
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