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The Mormons had just arrived in Utah after their 1,300-mile exodus
across the Great Plains and over the Rocky Mountains. Food was
scarce, the climate shocking in its extremes, and local Indian
bands uneasy. Despite the challenges, Brigham Young and his
counselors in the First Presidency sent church members out to
establish footholds throughout the Great Basin. But the church
leaders felt they had a commission to do more than simply establish
Zion in the wilderness; they had to invite the nations to come up
to "the mountain of the Lord's house." In these critical early
years, when survival in Utah was precarious, missionaries were sent
to every inhabited continent. The 14 general epistles, sent out
from the First Presidency from 1849 to 1856, provide invaluable
perspectives on the events of Mormon history as they unfolded
during this complex transitional time. Woven into each epistle are
missionary calls and reports from the field, giving the Mormons a
glimpse of the wider world far beyond their isolated home. At
times, the epistles are a surprising mixture of soaring doctrinal
expositions and mundane lists of items needed in Salt Lake City,
such as shoe leather and nails. Settling the Valley, Proclaiming
the Gospel collects the 14 general epistles, with introductions
that provide historical, religious, and environmental contexts for
the letters, including how they fit into the Christian epistolary
tradition by which they were inspired.
Zion National Park is one of the country's most-visited and
best-loved national parks. For the first time, lovers of the park
have in one volume the best that has been written about the canyon.
"A Zion Canyon Reader" is a collection of historical and literary
accounts that presents diverse perspectives on Zion Canyon--and the
surrounding southern Utah region--through the eyes of native
inhabitants, pioneer settlers, boosters, explorers, artists, park
rangers, developers, and spiritual seekers. Through the pages of
this book, both the newest visitors to Zion and those who return to
the park again and again will come to understand what this place
has meant to different people over the centuries.
Among the works included are well-known historical accounts of
exploration by John Wesley Powell, Clarence Dutton, and Everett
Ruess. Writings by Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, Juanita Brooks,
and others enlighten and excite in numerous memorable chapters.
Here and there the book bears witness to conflicting viewpoints on
controversies associated with the national park, especially
development vs. preservation and locals vs. outsiders.
Lyman Hafen, author and executive director of the Zion Natural
History Association, calls the book "the most comprehensive,
insightful, and inspiring compilation of Zion writing ever
assembled." As readers learn about the plants, animals, geology,
history, and people of Zion Canyon, they will discover unfamiliar
corners of the park and see favorite hikes in a new light.
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