Wednesday Adventures!

We LOOOOVVVVEEE our days off! That's for darn sure!

SoOOoo here's our day.. in reverse order :)

I think we found our new fav spot... Sand Canyon

Veyo Bakery!!

Yummy volcano pie and cake!! We tried to make a stop at a Cookie shop in gunlock, but it was closed....the Veyo Bakery was the next best thing. And boy was it yummy!

Mountain Meadow Massacre

If you don't know what took place here, here's the short and sweet version. So the Mormons FINALLY made it to Utah, after many hardships. Some of which included being chased by death-threatening mobs from their homes, TWICE. This is the exact reason why they put their guard up when finding out there were immigrants coming from the East. They feared the travelers would once again kill families, livestock, destroy houses and all. The thought of having to endure this a THIRD time was devestating and wrenching. When the immigrants came into the Valley they had planned on restocking water, food and goods for the rest of their journey to California. The mormons refused to trade, having been instructed by Pres Young to save and prepare for the possibility of being forced out of their homes and persecuted AgAiN. This made the travelors livid. There was no other place to get goods. They began threatening the mormons and demanding a trade. This is where it all began. Dressed as Indians, some mormons in defense attacked the travelors and killed 17 men, then fled (the very far left of the picture is where the immigrants were camping). This made the travelors very very fearful. They had no provisions, ammunition or food. They were sitting ducks. John Lee, a mormon with control over the Militia, seeing their desperation decided to make a "peaceful comprimise" between the travelors and mormons. He said that the militia would escort the immigrants out of St George and protect them from the Indians/Mormons, if they would promise to continue their journey and leave the settled Mormons alone. Desparately they agreed. Lee commanded the militia to "protect" them as they journied out of the valley. One mile into the trek out, the militia were signaled and they began to slotter the unarmed remaing 120 men-women AND children who had traveled in from the East. (The far right side of the picture is where the massacre happened) During this 5 day event, Lee had sent a letter to Pres Young in SLC to ask if his plan was agreeable. Lee, feeling he would be supported in his decision to massacre the immigrants, proceded the attack with the militia WITHOUT consent of the Pres. When this tragedy was discovered, Lee was excommunicated then executed. 17 children under the age of 6 were the only survivors. This is something the mormons are not proud of, at all. Talk about crazy!

Gunlock Fire Dept!

The best of best!