Today Is Pioneer Day

I was thinking the other day about the pioneers who settled this valley and I don't think enough is said about them. They are pretty amazing people if you ask me. I know that I probably couldn't have handled leaving my home and trucking through the harsh wilderness for a another place hot and dry and without trees. I love the pioneers and I will always have a special place in my heart for them. I love singing songs about the pioneers and I love hearing stories. I am grateful for my ancestors. I know that living in harsh times was not easy. We have it so easy today compared to them. However, I know that if they were to come back and live like we live they would probably say the same thing about us. Technology makes life faster and with it there is a whole set of problems that the pioneers didn't have to think about. Survival was their goal and they had to do everything hard by our standards. They had to make their own bread, and cakes and they had to build their own house and they had to make their own entertainment. Today is Pioneer Day in Salt Lake City, Utah. I think we are the only city that celebrates pioneers. I am grateful for the people that settled this valley. I know it was hard and they suffered a lot. I don't know what I would have done if I lost my whole family to diphtheria. That was common, and I have heard the stories. They break your heart. So I hope that the pioneers know that I am thankful for their lives and the legacy that they left behind.