Monday, March 21, 2016

WHOTDILCH 21 MARCH

What Happened on this Day in LDS Church History? On this day in LDS Church History in 1858, as General Albert Sidney Johnston prepared to enter Utah, as part of the "Utah War," President Brigham Young, organized and oversaw the evacuation of 30,000 people of Northern Utah.  20,000 were moved to Provo area.

Links to Further Study
https://www.lds.org/manual/presidents-of-the-church-teacher-manual-religion-345/brigham-young-second-president-of-the-church?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1980/02/called-to-settle-called-to-build?lang=eng

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