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150 years ago
The pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley were full of anxiety about the scarcity of provisions during the spring of 1848, according to A Comprehensive History of the Church 3:329. Until crops could be harvested, the colonizers of the new frontier were dangerously destitute.
Hunger drove many to eat the earliest vegetation. The sego lily, with a bulbous root, was found to be palatable and nutritious. For its role in providing nourishment during crucial times, the sego lily was voted the Utah state flower in 1911.
Quote from the past
"Spirituality, our true aim, is the consciousness of victory over self and of communion with the Infinite. Spirituality impels one to conquer difficulties and acquire more and more strength. To feel one's faculties unfolding and truth expanding in the soul is one of life's sublimest experiences."
- President David O. McKay, from an address given during the October 1969 general conference.
