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Season 1 Episode 34 First Days in the Valley

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The season finale tells the story of the Pioneers first days in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake.

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Friday July 23, 1847, 9:30 AM; the first of the Pioneer Company in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake assembled under the direction of Elder Orson Pratt of the Quorum of the Twelve. After some introductory remarks Elder Pratt thanked the Almighty for their preservation and “safe arrival…; consecrated and dedicated the land to the Lord, and entreated his blessings on the seeds about to be planted.” By noon the first furrow was turned. This episode tells the story of the Pioneers first days in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, and features the scholarship of Ronald Barney, Ronald Walker, Thomas Alexander, Ronald Esplin, and William Hartley.

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