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david garner, JR. How are we related? David Garner Jr. & "Dolly" Durfee > Mary Garner > Emily Chadwick > Ernest Zaugg > Charles Zaugg


JANUARY

BE RESPONSIBLE like David Garner, Jr.

Born: 30 January 1818

Died: 28 April 1889


Week 1

All About One-Eyed David

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Week 1

All About One-Eyed David

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week 2

Respond to the Call of Duty

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Respond to the Call of Duty

View a  Map and Information about The Mormon Battalion


Click here to see a short clip of the celebration of the 175th anniversary of the batt...

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week 3

Field Trip

Utah State Capitol and This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City, Utah

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week 3

Field Trip

Click here to see a quick view of our adventure to monuments that teach us about The Mormon Battalion

Utah State Capitol and This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City, Utah

week 4

Responsibility: David Garner and You

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week 4

Responsibility: David Garner and You

Click here to listen to A Family Discussion with sisters Michelle and Loralee.

week 5

Kahoot!

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Kahoot!

Play Kahoot! game "Mormon Battalion Tour Trivia" 

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RESPOND TO THE CALL OF DUTY

DAVID GARNER, JR. AND THE MORMON BATTALION

“Day after day the march continued into the Southwest. Feet blistered by the hot sands and shoulders galled by the heavy packs, there was no time for rest. Often men, so weary they could not endure the grind, fell behind and trudged into camp hours after the rest.” (The Restored Church, William E. Berrett, p. 239.)  


 Many of the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were living in Iowa preparing for the great trek further west when the U.S. government requested 500 men to join the battalion to fight in a war against Mexico. On July 16, 1846 the march to Santa Fe began.  The Mormon Battalion forged trails and, as prophesied by Brigham Young, never had to engage in battle. Their enlistment was a valuable source of income for the poor Pioneer Saints moving west.

  David Garner became ill and was sent with the sick detachment to Pueblo, located in present day Colorado, and spent the winter there.  In the spring of 1847, he and his company  journeyed to the Salt Lake Valley and arrived there on July 27th, a few days after the Prophet Brigham Young. David. along with many others, helped build some of the first pioneer structures there before heading back east again.  A few years later, David returned to the Salt Lake Valley in 1850 with his family. 

 Many of the pioneers were initially reluctant to join the battalion due to the lack of defense the US government had given them amid extreme persecution.  What would you have done?  Would knowing that the prophet supported the enlistment affect your decision?  How does that apply to circumstances today? 

 David Garner responded to the call of duty.  What do you consider your duties?  Do you carry them out responsibly? 

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