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I just dropped off my 16-year-old pioneer. Except for the burgundy tennis shoes he looked like he might have stepped right out of the 19th century. I waved as he shouldered his burlap gunny sack and headed off to meet his "family" for the next three days of pulling a handcart through the Utah rockies. I wonder what his 4th-great grandparents -- the ones who actually survived crossing half the US on foot -- would think.

It's trek season and Latter-day Saint youth around the world are re-enacting the remarkable experiences of the 1856 handcart pioneers.

Andrew D. Olsen, author of "The Price We Paid, the Extraordinary Story of the Willie & Martin handcart Pioneers," shares the stories and people of these best-known handcart companies in the most in-depth and complete retelling of their incredible saga ever published.

That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull...

Andrew D. Olsen
Musical excerpts are taken from the following:
Bring Them In, Celebrating the Spirit of the Trek
Twenty-five Beloved Hymns of the Restoration
The Cricket and Seagull Fireside Chat brings music and interviews to Latter-day Saints and their friends worldwide. Steven Kapp Perry features the unique voices of authors, artists, musicians, scholars, and fellow Saints. Pull up a chair and join us for The Cricket & Seagull Fireside Chat!

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Steven Kapp Perry is a Pearl Award-winning songwriter, playwright, and broadcaster the host of "Soft Sunday Sounds" on FM100 in Salt Lake City. Steve loves music, cream cheese on bagels, his wife Johanne, and whichever of their 4 children slept through the night. Visit him at StevenKappPerry.com.
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