Sons of Utah Pioneers
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The Sons of Utah Pioneers (SUP) is an organization dedicated to preserving the memory of and studying the history of the Mormon Pioneers of Utah
. The organizations is open to "All good men of every age and circumstance who have an interest in the early Utah Pioneers. It is not necessary to have pioneer ancestry."
The Sons of Utah Pioneers was officially organized in 1933. The first National president was Lawrence T. Esperson. He was succeeded by Nephi L. Morris, who was also president of the Salt Lake Stake at the time. In 1947, when they organized a centennial commemorative journey for the original Mormon trek to Salt Lake City, Wendell J. Ashton
was the national president.
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. The organizations is open to "All good men of every age and circumstance who have an interest in the early Utah Pioneers. It is not necessary to have pioneer ancestry."
The Sons of Utah Pioneers was officially organized in 1933. The first National president was Lawrence T. Esperson. He was succeeded by Nephi L. Morris, who was also president of the Salt Lake Stake at the time. In 1947, when they organized a centennial commemorative journey for the original Mormon trek to Salt Lake City, Wendell J. Ashton
Wendell J. Ashton
Wendell J. Ashton was the publisher of the Deseret News and the head of the Public Communications Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was a brother of church Apostle Marvin J. Ashton.-Biography:Ashton was a graduate of LDS High School in Salt Lake City, Utah...
was the national president.
See also
- Daughters of the Utah Handcart PioneersDaughters of the Utah Handcart PioneersDaughters of the Utah Handcart Pioneers was a historical society created to honor the memory of the Mormon handcart pioneers who traveled the Mormon Trail to Utah between the years of 1856-1860...
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers
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