Contrived Hardship

[Paperback Writer]

Speaking of Texas... Given that it has been recently revealed that zion is really in Texas y'all need to load up the kids, leave your homes with the doors wide open, and migrate to the South. Those of you that are into the contrived hardship thing can push handcarts. Like my ancestors I am already here so give me a call when you get close to DFW and I'll come out to your camp to draw a detailed map in the dirt on how to get to San Antonio.

Not to make light of your map making skills in the dirt, but doesn't one just look for the I-35 sign and head South to arrive at San Antonio? And they might want to get assurrances from SLC that they won't be excommunicated once in Texas for refusing to load up their handcarts and wagons and travel to Utah.

[Uncle Ted]

Not to make light of your map making skills in the dirt, but doesn't one just look for the I-35 sign and head South to arrive at San Antonio? And they might want to get assurrances from SLC that they won't be excommunicated once in Texas for refusing to load up their handcarts and wagons and travel to Utah.

Yes, they could just follow I-35 but that doesn't add to the hardship factor. They won't have any good stories to tell their children. Besides it reenacts the historical first meeting between Bridger and Young:

In June 1847 Bridger had his first encounter with the Mormon pioneers near the mouth of the Little Sandy River. At this gathering, Bridger and Brigham Young discussed the merits of settling in the Salt Lake Valley. Also during this meeting Bridger drew his map on the ground for Young depicting the region with great accuracy and conveyed to the Mormon leader his misgivings regarding the agricultural productivity of the Salt Lake area. This first meeting between the Mormons and Bridger appears to have been pleasant, yet this relationship was to become a bittersweet one for Bridger.

[statman]

At least if they were boy scouts they could've gotten one of their long hikes out of the way...

[myboynoah]

Here we go....now we're talking. Let's get the pioneer worship going! Woe is them, nobody knows the trouble they've seen. Nothing we endure today can ever compare. The pioneers were the low point in the human history of suffering.

Anyone else have any other horrible stories to share about the migration? I'd love to hear them because it makes me appreciate my desk and computer all the more.

Pioneers had to write out their term papers by hand.

[DapperDan]

Pioneers had to write out their term papers by hand.

OMG no spell check either!

[FMCoug]

Your pioneer ancestor envy is unbecoming.

envy shmenvy. As a true American with uber-patriotic DNA, I abhor the fact that your ancestors tried to leave this country. The original illegal immigrants ... Utah Pioneers.

[wuapinmon]

Today is a special day in Texas as it marks the 175th anniversary of the siege on the Alamo. My son went to preschool wearing a cowboy hat and they are going to learn about Texas' fight for independence. They might even reinact the battle (I'm sure they have enough Mexicans in his class to accurately portray the ethnicity of the participants). I don't see you openly petitioning to squash the William B. Travis and Davy Crockett worship that is going on in Texas today.

Texas = No special significance assigned to:

• Sovereignty
• Property Rights
• Due Process
• Elections
• Immigration
• Illegal Immigration
• Insurgency

Basically, Sam Houston was Che Guevara with cooler weapons. Texans were the original illegal immigrants.

[myboynoah]

envy shmenvy. As a true American with uber-patriotic DNA, I abhor the fact that your ancestors tried to leave this country. The original illegal immigrants ... Utah Pioneers.

Texas = No special significance assigned to:

• Sovereignty
• Property Rights
• Due Process
• Elections
• Immigration
• Illegal Immigration
• Insurgency

Basically, Sam Houston was Che Guevara with cooler weapons. Texans were the original illegal immigrants.

Looks like wap disagrees with you FM, and he's a Doctor. Boom Bitches!!!!

[il Padrino Ute]

envy shmenvy. As a true American with uber-patriotic DNA, I abhor the fact that your ancestors tried to leave this country. The original illegal immigrants ... Utah Pioneers.

By leaving the US, wouldn't the pioneers be expatriates?

[ERCougar]

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