‘Pioneers in Our Family’ Series Shares Stories of Faith Across Centuries

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By Church News staff

Some Latter-day Saints have pioneer ancestors going back almost 200 years. Other Church members are themselves the pioneers in their families. In the weeks surrounding Pioneer Day on July 24 — the annual celebration of the first wagon company entering the Salt Lake Valley — Church News staff members have shared stories of pioneers in their families, some from the 1800s and some from the 1900s. Following are links to each of the articles in the series.

Pioneers in Our Families Named after martyred Prophet, Joseph Smith Barlow Sr. lived a short life of hardships

Pioneers in Our Families What Grandma taught me about compassion for new converts

Pioneers in Our Families The woman who led her family — and mine — to the Church

Pioneers in Our Families From family discord to a family sealing

Pioneers in Our Families Listening to the missionaries in Switzerland in 1954

Pioneers in Our Families Learning about vanguard company pioneer from both written and unwritten records

Pioneers in Our Families Responding with faith and grit when discipleship is hard

Pioneers in Our Families We are all pioneers in these latter days

Pioneers in Our Families A legacy of defending the Church and the Prophet

Pioneers in Our Families Showing resilience during trials

Pioneers in Our Families Finding strength in your ancestors

Pioneers in Our Families The converting power of the Spirit

Pioneers in Our Families What I learned from my Norwegian ancestor about faith and perseverance

Pioneers in Our Families Hope beyond the veil

Pioneers in Our Families Faithfully following where the Holy Ghost leads

Pioneers in Our Families Inspiration from a sleeping cap

Pioneers in Our Families My mother’s legacy of faith

Pioneers in Our Families Mary Parry Rowberry’s journey of faith

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