Thursday, July 9, 2026
We knew this moment was coming. We've talked about it in preparation meetings and devotionals. But nothing quite prepares you for actually watching it happen.
The young men and the fathers stepped off the trail and watched as the young women took hold of the handcarts and pulled. It's a tradition rooted in honoring the real women of the Martin and Willie handcart companies—women who pulled and pushed and prayed and kept going when everything was hard. You could feel that history today. These young women felt it too.
The Savior's love for each of these young people was almost tangible standing on that hillside. He knows what it's like to carry a heavy load. He doesn't step away from us in hard moments—and today, the young women on that hill showed everyone watching what it looks like to trust in that.
To the young women who pulled: we are so proud of you. And we are pretty sure the pioneers are too.