The immortal words of William Clayton, written in 1847 on the Great Plains, to the tune of an English folk song, summarized the plight of Mormon Pioneers as they sought freedom to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscious:
William Clayton captured the spirit of the times and the plight of these pioneers with his song and in his diaries. he also invented the odometer on this trip, in order to measure distances traveled so an accrate record could be written for all of those who were going to follow in the footsteps of the pioneers of 1847. Not measured was the divine help received at the extremity of the circumstance. In like manner we are pioneers today, each pulling our own "handcarts" through the valleys and mountains of life, and must also remember that for us too, through our faith, help is near and "all is well!"
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