Pioneer Day

This year we had a primary activity to celebrate Pioneer Day...and the whole ward was invited.

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Pioneer Day - (also archaically called the Day of Deliverance) is an official holiday celebrated on July 24 in the U.S. state of Utah, with some celebrations in regions of surrounding states originally settled by MOrmon pioneers. It commemorates the entry of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, where the Latter-day Saints settled after being forced from Nauvoo, Illinois and other locations in the eastern United States. Parades, fireworks, rodeos, and other festivities help commemorate the event.

In addition to being an official holiday in Utah, Pioneer Day is considered a special occasion by many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). On Pioneer Day, some Latter-day Saints walk portions of the Mormon Trail or reenact entering the Salt Lake Valley by handcart. Latter-day Saints throughout the United States and around the world may celebrate July 24 in remembrance of the LDS Churches' pioneer era, with songs, dances, and pioneer related activities.

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We celebrated with flapjacks topped with our own hand shaken butter, we had potato sack races and 3 legged races...we had horse shoes, cricket toss, small game hunting with rubber bands, seed spitting contest, potato printing, stick pull, pie eating contest and pioneer photos.

Mom did not do that hot at the potato sack race...the sacks just are not as tall as they used to be...it is a lot harder when you have to bend down and jump.

Mom and Dad did the 3 legged race...most of the couples in attendance joined in and we did great.

We had to push people to join the pie eating (who can eat it the fastest) contest. Dad won his heat. Mom's heat was the primary presidency and she lost to the primary president.

And we had our Pioneer Family picture taken...