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Faith conquers 'impossible trek'

Published: Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 | Read story
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 (Photo by Shaun D. Stahle)
Photo by Shaun D. Stahle
It was this month 130 years ago, in October 1879, when early Mormon settlers in southern Utah left their base camp in Dance Hall Rock to embark on one of the most arduous treks in Church history. They had been called by President John Taylor to leave their comfortable settings in the Parowan, Utah, area to colonize the opposite corner of the state in southeastern Utah.