Abiding faith in God and the determination to protect their freedom to worship led the Mormon pioneers to seek refuge in an unsettled mountain region. This Monument is a tribute not only to those who gave their lives on the trail across the plains, but to those who endured countless trials and privations and loved to make their new desert home blossom as a rose.

The Mormon pioneers moved slowly across nearly 1,400 miles of wilderness. With sweat and faith and fortitude they built hundreds of communities in the mountain vastness. With patient care, they planted and nourished the soil. As the land responded, a new Christian way of life emerged in the wilderness. The faith they embraced lives on today. Encouraging and strengthening a growing number of loves in many lands.

Between 1856 and 1860 some 3,000 handcart pioneers walked from Iowa to the Salt Lake Valley, pushing and pulling two-wheeled carts loaded with their belongings. Some 250 lost their lives on the handcart trail when trapped by blizzards in high mountain passes. The survivors helped build thriving communities in the mountains with a way of life offering eternal hope to all mankind.

Located at the Park/Memorial Garden for Brigham Young’s grave.

Location: 1st Avenue between State & A Street
On June 1, 1974, an eight-foot bronze statue was unveiled at the small Brigham Young Cemetery on 1st Avenue. Sculpted by Edward J. Fraughton, the monument depicts a pioneer father, mother and daughter in an embrace. The plaque is entitled “All is Well”

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